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  One town of eleven hundred people took part in an experiment run by a watch company. The firm wanted to learn how much people needed clocks and watches. For two days and nights no one used a timepiece. The people "parked" their watches. All public clocks were covered with plastic or cardboard. No church bells chimed. And the fire whistle that usually blew at noon was silent.

  A blast on the fire whistle marked the end of the experiment. The experts talked to 167 townsfolk. The people said they had become fretful and nervous when they didn't know the real (clock) time. Many weren't sure whether they were hungry or not.

1. The experiment was run by_______.

A. the town B. the fire brigade C. a watch company D. the local church

2. The experiment lasted__________.

A. a day  B. a day and a night  C. two days D. two days and nights

3. Church bells were not allowed to ring because_________.

A. they could chime the hoursB. they might awaken people

C.the project had to be silent  D.the people were nervous

4. The signal that ended the experiment was ________.

A. a church bell ringing  B. a whistle blast

C. the town clock chiming D. the removal of the covers

5.After the experiment the experts questioned________.

A. everyone taking part   B. a certain number of people

C. those who had had to work D. workers on an eight-hour shift

6.Living without clocks had made the people_______.

A.fretful and nervous  B. hungry and thirsty

C.eager to buy watches D. early for work

答案:C;D;A;B;B;A
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       Now, officers who 9 and punish the sailors who were      10 drunk usually choose 11 policeman they could find to go with them.      12 this particular officer did not do this. Instead, he chose the smallest and 13 man he could find to go to the bar with him and 14 the sailor.   Another officer who      15 there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard choose      16 small man. 17 he said to him. "Why 18 you take     a big man with you? You have to fight the sailor who 19."    

                   

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    Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have ever 1 a place once, they will be able to find it again years 2

    I am one of those unfortunate people who have a very 3 sense of direction and I may have visited a place time and time but I still manage to get 4 on my way there

    When I was young I was so 5 that I never dared ask complete strangers the 6 and so I used to walk round in 7 and hope that by some chance I would 8 to the place I was heading for

    Now I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive 9 that puzzle(使迷惑) meOften people do not like to admit that they do not 10 their home town and will insist on telling you the way 11 they do not know it; others, who are anxious to 12 that they know their home town very well, will give you a long 13 of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember; and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the 14 direction to that in which you should be going

    If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always pretend to be a 15 to the town in order to avoid(避免) giving them 16 directions, but even this can have embarrassing(令人窘迫的) results

   Once I was on my way to work when I was 17 by a man who asked me 18 I would direct him to the Sunlight BuildingI gave my 19 reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I 20 that he had asked for directions to my office building

    However, it was too 21 to turn back and search him out of the crowd 22 me, for I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to 23 him waiting

    How embarrassed I was when my secretary 24 in the very man who had asked for directions to my 25 !

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter.

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    Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 26 near where I keep the dirty 27 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 28 running all over the house, it was crazy. 29 these elderly women were watching 30 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers.

    When they 31 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 32 I was in and what I planned to do in the future.

    33 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 34 and gentle voice, “You are going places.” And that was it. They left the 35 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 36 to believe in myself. They 37 my spirit from being down and gave me a 38 to keep on working hard.

    People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in 39 until I had a degree. I'm now a co-anchor (联合主持人)of a student-produced television 40 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

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22. A. Dealing           B. Helping           C. Talking           D. Meeting

23. A. sat               B. seated           C. laid             D. seating

24. A. attract            B. avoid            C. adjust            D. annoy

25. A. employees         B. customers C. boss D. employers

26. A. table             B. box             C. spot             D. kitchen

27. A. dishes            B. rooms           C. clothes           D. chairs

28. A. men              B. women           C. servers           D. people

29. A. And              B. Otherwise         C. But             D. So

30. A. what             B. how             C. where           D. why

31. A. finished.         B. completed         C. ordered          D. got

32. A. place             B. grade            C. mark            D. position

33. A. Before            B. While            C. As              D. After

34. A. confident          B. loud             C. low             D. pleasant

35. A. kitchen           B. house            C. restaurant         D. table

36. A. ability            B. courage          C. imagination        D. time

37. A. put down          B. picked up C. took  over  D. pointed out

38. A. cause             B. reason C. present  D. permission

39. A. television          B. government C. school D. restaurant

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I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n)  36  sight.

We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the   37  up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the  38  of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 39   to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view  40  . As soon as both of us 41  , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to  42  . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to  43  the edge before moving.

And then I had a thought in my mind:“It is far  44  compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s   45  an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to 46  that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down — 47  not for a few minutes.

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I considered how many things in our lives we 51  and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we  52  ourselves from doing because we have  53  ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 54  . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without   55  has a much stronger pull.

36.A.expressive        B.impressive        C.frightening      D.beneficial

37.A.bus            B.ladder           C.car            D.elevator

38.A.outside          B.top             C.center          D.surface

39.A.connected        B.surrounded        C.referred        D.combined

40.A.around          B.up              C.down          D.out

41.A.understood       B.approached       C.talked          D.returned

42.A.wave           B.move            C.tremble         D.wander

43.A.look over        B.think over        C.look up         D.think up

44.A.tighter          B.taller            C.weaker         D.stronger

45.A.happily          B.simply           C.greatly         D.relatively

46.A.take            B.choose           C.decide          D.pick

47.A.at most          B.at least           C.at last          D.at best

48.A.fence           B.floor            C.edge           D.tower

49.A.grateful          B.useful           C.wonderful       D.helpful

50.A.death B.warn            C.trouble D.danger    

51.A.handle          B.ignore           C.fear           D.hide

52.A.block           B.protect           C.help           D.separate

53.A.forced          B.advised          C.entered         D.led

54.A.amazing         B.worrying         C.exciting        D.interesting

55.A.cost            B.doubt            C.regret          D.waste

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37. A. succeeded in    B. dreamed of        C. applied for        D. agreed to

38. A. As           B. While            C. When            D. Although

39. A. lost          B. drunk            C. frozen           D. sleepy

40. A. fun           B. difficulty          C. hope            D. method

41. A. died          B. injured           C. killed            D. hurt

42. A. constantly      B. frequently         C. clearly           D. equally

43. A. headed            B. walked           C. pushed           D. fled

44. A. in trouble       B. in time           C. in danger         D. in place

45. A. above         B. below            C. into             D. through

46. A. turn          B. hold             C. look             D. get

47. A. desire         B. fault             C. right             D. chance

48. A. Thus         B. Nevertheless       C. Otherwise        D. Therefore

49. A. faced         B. avoided           C. regretted          D. made

50. A. responsible     B. disappointed       C. sensitive          D. embarrassed

51. A. remembering    B. sharing           C. declaring         D. stopping

52. A. explain        B. escape           C. limit             D. realize

53. A. alone          B. finally            C. merely           D. perhaps

54. A. clean          B. deep             C. still             D. fresh

55. A. affects            B. inspires           C. attracts           D. benefits

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