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I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence（玩世不

恭）was 36 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met．37 ，I was a straight A

student and my parents had high hopes for me to 38 an Ivy League（常春藤联盟）school.

Billy did not 39 into the equality. We were in love nevertheless-that 40 teenage love．I

still remember we had a plan for prom（舞会）．It was understood that we had 41 about

where we would dance and drink and party together.

This meant one thing to my parents-panic．And it grew as the 42 letters began to roll

in. Of the eleven schools I applied to，nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown

University-the Ivy League college 43 in historic Providence，Rhode Island．

There was no 44 that I was drawn to Brown，but Billy (who had joined the army）was

45 down south and I had offers 46 for me there，too. I was torn between my love for

him and my family 47 ．

One weekend 48 ，the start of school，my mother had a talk with me．She said I was eighteen

years old and I had a 49 to make---one that went 50 ．beyond the choice of 51 to

attend university.

In August，I 52 and drove north to Providence．It took several months to 53 that

my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy's，Brown changed my

life，opening doors and giving me the 54 I now use to think，to learn and to write·Life is

always about 55 it seems，and the older I get，the more I understand this. Still，there are

times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love．

36. A. appealing B. disturbing C. confusing D. amusing

37: A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally

38. A. leave B. finish C. start D. attend

39. A. fit B. look C. break D. run

40. A. mature B. crazy C. normal D. wrong

41. A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued

42. A. acceptance B. rejection C. application D. recommendation

43. A. located B. placed C. set D. laid

44. A. point B. challenge C. question D. need

45. A. left B. sent C . dismissed D. employed

46. A. hoping B. asking C. waiting D. searching

47. A. tradition B. expectation C. reputation D. connection

48. A. before B. after C. at D. since

49. A. decision B. plan C. rule D. promise

50. A. out B. away C. deep D. far

51．A. when B. how C. whether D. where

52. A. got up B. packed up C. held up D. turned up

53. A. foresee B. realize C. imagine D. consider

54. A. chances B. position C. tools . equipment

55. A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices

ABDAB CAACB CBAAD DBBCD

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　　I met Connie the day she was admitted to the Hospice Ward(安养院的病房),where I 　　1　　 as a volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood 　　2　　 nearby as she was removed from the gurney to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight 　　3　　 cancer, she was quick-minded and 　　4　　．We got her settled in, and then asked if she needed 　　5　　．

　　“Oh, yes,” she said, “Would you please show me how to use the TV? I 　　6　　 the soaps so much and I don’t want to get 　　7　　 on what’s happening．”Connie was a romantic．She loved soap operas(肥皂剧), romance novels and movies with a good 　　8　　 story．As we became familiar, she confided how 　　9　　 it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”．

　　“Oh, I know Bill loves me,” she said, “but he has 　　10　　 been one to say he loves me, or send cards to me．”She 　　11　　 and looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard．“I’d 　　12　　 anything if he’d say ‘I love you’, but it’s just not in his 　　13　　．”

　　One day, 　　14　　 coffee in the cafeteria, I got him on the 　　15　　 of women and how we need romance in our lives; how we love to get sentimental cards and love letters．

　　“Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked, and he looked at me 　　16　　 I was crazy．

　　“I don’t have to,” he said．“She knows I 　　17　　!”

　　“I’m sure she knows,” I said, 　　18　　 over and touching his rough, carpenter’s hands, “but she needs to hear it, Bill．She needs to hear what she has 　　19　　 to you all these years．Please think about it．”

　　We walked back to Connie’s room．Bill 　　20　　 inside, and I left to visit another patient．Later, I saw Bill sitting by the bed．He was holding Connie’s hand as she slept．

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[　　]
A．	taught
B．	worked
C．	knew
D．	looked

(2)


[　　]
A．	still
B．	calmly
C．	nervously
D．	happily

(3)


[　　]
A．	for
B．	in
C．	about
D．	against

(4)


[　　]
A．	painful
B．	cheerful
C．	satisfied
D．	lucky

(5)


[　　]
A．	anything
B．	companions
C．	operations
D．	medicine

(6)


[　　]
A．	need
B．	wish
C．	hate
D．	enjoy

(7)


[　　]
A．	before
B．	behind
C．	back
D．	in

(8)


[　　]
A．	love
B．	adventure
C．	historic
D．	science

(9)


[　　]
A．	encouraging
B．	discouraging
C．	interesting
D．	exciting

(10)


[　　]
A．	often
B．	seldom
C．	never
D．	always

(11)


[　　]
A．	breathed
B．	sighed
C．	blew
D．	jumped

(12)


[　　]
A．	give
B．	take
C．	buy
D．	provide

(13)


[　　]
A．	position
B．	situation
C．	nature
D．	mind

(14)


[　　]
A．	while
B．	when
C．	over
D．	by

(15)


[　　]
A．	drink
B．	gift
C．	object
D．	subject

(16)


[　　]
A．	as if
B．	even if
C．	even though
D．	as to

(17)


[　　]
A．	will
B．	do
C．	have
D．	am

(18)


[　　]
A．	handing
B．	thinking
C．	coming
D．	reaching

(19)


[　　]
A．	offered
B．	promised
C．	meant
D．	expected

(20)


[　　]
A．	disappeared
B．	entered
C．	hurried
D．	searched

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?
“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?
“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?
【小题1】 We can learn from this passage ________.?

A．the writer came to the cafe for the first time?

B．the old man made a living by telling jokes in the cafe?

C．the writer had known about the old man before?

D．what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad?

【小题2】 Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______ .?

A．couldn't help laughing immediately?	B．showed great mercy upon him?
C．didn't believe him at all?	D．bought the old man another cup of coffee?

【小题3】 It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.?

A．the right thumb of his best friend?

B．the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person?

C．something made of bloody white materials?

D．his own right thumb?

【小题4】The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

A．he was nobody but the best friend of the old man?

B．the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did ?

C．the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick?

D．the old man helped the cafe in some way?

A．The writer refused to pay the old man's bill.?

B．The writer decided to make the trick known to the public.?

C．More strangers would hear the old man's story.?

D．The old man wouldn't visit the cafe any more.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 31～50 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the person.

When I first knew Bill, back in , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑的) people I had ever . He was always ready to have a . He usually went out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or drove 50 miles to see an old he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and was never dull when he was . With him there was one wild after another. Sometimes I wonder how we to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. , I wasn’t even it was he. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never Bill changing so much. My image of him the one I had formed the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s to expect people to remain the same, especially I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he the same way about me.

1.A. proper B. same C. regular D. common

2.A. childhood B. primary school C. high school D. college

3.A. considered B. supposed C. met D. expected

4.A. party B. quarrel C. meeting D. class

5.A. man B. hospital C. film D. hotel

6.A. study B. life C. work D. fun

7.A. in B. down C. away D. around

8.A. dream B. mistake C. chance D. joke

9.A. decided B. continued C. managed D. hoped

10.A. As usual B. By accident C. From then on D. All the time

11.A. glad B. surprised C. excited D . sure

12.A. thought B. talked C. argued D. spent

13.A. best B. last C. next D. only

14.A. interest B. career C. subject D. problem

15.A. forgot B. minded C. liked D. imagined

16.A. remained B. reminded C. suggested D. became

17.A. since B. from C. at D. till

18.A. unnecessary B. foolish C. common D. unusual

19.A. because B. that C. how D. when

20.A. felt B. acted C. looked D. Discovered

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Many years ago, I met with much difficulty with my life and work. I felt so 36 that I wanted to give up.

37 , a speech changed me. At the beginning of the speech, the well-known professor held up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 people, he asked, "Who would 38 this $20 bill?" 　　Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the 39 were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “what if I do this?” He 40 it onto the ground and started to grind(碾) it into the floor 41 his shoe. He 42 it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air. “My friends, you have all learned a very valuable 43 . No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it stayed the same in 44 . It was still worth $20.”

　　“Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we 45 and the circumstances that come on our way. We 46 as if we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will 47 lose your value,” he went on,　　“Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those 48 love you. The 49 of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.” 　　“You are 50 — don’t ever forget it.”

36. A. optimistic B. cheerful C. pessimistic D. worried

37. A. However B. Therefore C. Actually D. Indeed

38. A. borrow B. like C. dream D. have

39. A. hands B. people C. dollars D. heads

40. A. brought B. got C. turned D. dropped

41. A. through B. with C. under D. in

42. A. broke B. fed C. picked D. carried

43. A. advice B. news C. tip D. lesson

44. A. value B. note C. quality D. number

45. A. thought B. impressed C. took D. made

46. A. find B. feel C. look D. sound

47. A. never B. ever C. still D. hardly

48. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose

49. A. experience B. pleasure C. worth D. difficulty

50. A. common B. intelligent C. reliable D. special

“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?

“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?

1. We can learn from this passage ________.?