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For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother – in – law Joseph Chambers had been1along the banks of Lake Waco with little2. Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith3that there were still several hours of daylight4and there was one other place they might try a bit longer before5.
Smith drove his pickup(小货车)a couple of miles along the6road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy7area. Even with the sun still high in the cloudless sky, the8of trees formed a leafy9over the road and it suddenly seemed10in the evening.
“A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers.
Smith smiled, “We’re11there.” He said. A few seconds later, the smile was12from his face.
“What the hell is that?”
He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a13.
For several minutes the two men sat in the pickup14to decide whether they had happened to15someone’s bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and16walked towards that thing some distance before them.
It was a young man who was already dead. They had got to tell17. Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road18he could turn around, then19back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he20they had given up fishing and gone home early.

1.
1. A.
  playing
2. B.
  boating
3. C.
  fishing
4. D.
  walking
2.
1. A.
  failure
2. B.
  success
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  interest
3.
1. A.
  quarreled
2. B.
  argued
3. C.
  reasoned
4. D.
  shouted
4.
1. A.
  remaining
2. B.
  staying
3. C.
  keeping
4. D.
  leaving
5.
1. A.
  starting off
2. B.
  running out
3. C.
  sending away
4. D.
  giving up
6.
1. A.
  winding
2. B.
  widening
3. C.
  leading
4. D.
  blocking
7.
1. A.
  grassed
2. B.
  wooded
3. C.
  iced
4. D.
  snowed
8.
1. A.
  trunks
2. B.
  shadow
3. C.
  shade
4. D.
  shape
9.
1. A.
  hat
2. B.
  umbrella
3. C.
  sheet
4. D.
  overcoat
10.
1. A.
  foggy
2. B.
  late
3. C.
  early
4. D.
  rainy
11.
1. A.
  almost
2. B.
  already
3. C.
  only
4. D.
  fairly
12.
1. A.
  escaped
2. B.
  lost
3. C.
  gone
4. D.
  missed
13.
1. A.
  body
2. B.
  trap
3. C.
  pile
4. D.
  stream
14.
1. A.
  talking
2. B.
  hoping
3. C.
  wanting
4. D.
  trying
15.
1. A.
  come across
2. B.
  turn out
3. C.
  bring about
4. D.
  make up
16.
1. A.
  loudly
2. B.
  quietly
3. C.
  quickly
4. D.
  slowly
17.
1. A.
  everybody
2. B.
  somebody
3. C.
  anybody
4. D.
  nobody
18.
1. A.
  until
2. B.
  before
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  when
19.
1. A.
  turned
2. B.
  ran
3. C.
  headed
4. D.
  walked
20.
1. A.
  expected
2. B.
  hoped
3. C.
  wished
4. D.
  prayed

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All areas of the world face a nurses shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses move to the more developed nations for better pay, better working conditions and better chances for career development. For example, nearly 2,000 nurses left the Caribbean between 2002 and 2006.

The Caribbean nations currently have about 1 nurse for every 1,000 people. The ratio(比例) of nurses to population is about 10 times higher in the United States and countries in the European Union(EU). Now, more than 21,000 nurses who trained in the Caribbean are working in the United States, Canada and Britain.

Gaetan Lafortune is an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(O.E.C.D) in Paris. He says the nurses shortage also affects industrialized countries. He says, “There is concern in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to meet the demand. And what is more worrying is that their concern is sort of growing.” Mr Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next 10 years. At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.

Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U.S., for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020.” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O.C.E.D. Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. As a result of that, O.E.C.D. countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.

What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?

a. The demand for nurses will decrease.

b. Many nurses will be too old to work.

c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses.

d. Nurses are often looked down upon.

e. Aging populations will increase rapidly

A. a and b B. b and c C. b and e D. c and d

The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.

A. strengthen B. neglect C. reduce D. cause

We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.

A. refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses

B. have at least one nurse out of 100 people

C. don’t like to train nurses of their own countries

D. have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations

What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.

B. The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.

C. Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.

D. The health care industry needs more nurses.

What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?

a. The demand for nurses will decrease.

b. Many nurses will be too old to work.

c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses.

d. Nurses are often looked down upon.

e. Aging populations will increase rapidly

A. a and b B. b and c C. b and e D. c and d

The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.

A. strengthen B. neglect C. reduce D. cause

We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.

A. refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses

B. have at least one nurse out of 100 people

C. don’t like to train nurses of their own countries

D. have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations

What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.

B. The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.

C. Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.

D. The health care industry needs more nurses.

Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a 36   school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up 37 every morning and brought them back to their 38 every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents 39 to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always 40  their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be 41   . But one morning the alarm 42 to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly 43 , looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then 44   into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “ 45 you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even 46 breakfast and then I’ll 47 you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the   48, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the   49   several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and 50  and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she 51 .In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town   52  they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most    53    way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know   54  else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to   55   the other children to school.

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I believe some kinds of games are really created for adults. But seeing these adults play the simple games with such interest, I just wonder if there is something wrong with me and if I am losing the greatest possible fun of my life. I ask why I don’t bother playing such games and why I seem to have some aversion(讨厌) to such games. I have no answers. Certainly computer games is no my idea of a good time. I would rather listen to some music or read a book. Take music for example. Good music tops my list of pleasures. Nothing could beat music, all in a harmony of sounds and emotions. But how about games? Why am I so strongly biased(偏见) against such games?

61. From the passage we know that ______.

A. the author is a fan of computer games

B. the author spends much time playing computer games

C. the author once played a whole night

D. the author doesn't like playing computer games

62. In this passage, the author tells us a fact that ______.

A. some computer games are interesting enough to attract people

B. many people fall into a dangerous pitfall

C. many people are suffering a lot from the computer games

D. computer games are pitfalls for most players

63. The underlined word "bother" here means ______.

A. make trouble B. take an interest in C. disturb D. confuse

64. The author has a pleasure to ______.

A. make a computer game B. read books

C. listen to good music D. ask himself questions

根据句意，拼写单词。(共8小题；每小题1分,满分8分)

1.Outside the cinema, we had a long wait but we thought it was w______________ since we got the tickets.

2.Columbia e_______________ coffee to the United States every year.

3.He read through his newly –finished book and was c____________ with himself.

4.Body language is one of the most powerful means of c_________________.

5.Tony’s mother was given a special prize for her o________________ work.

6.The science and technology-based theme park uses the most a_________________ technology.

7.Our classroom will be e__________________ with an air-conditioner so that we will never feel hot in summer again.

8.Little Tom jumped with joy the moment he saw v_____________ toys he likes on the shelf.

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