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Children find meanings in their old family tales.                     

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,   31   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   32   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   33    , he loaded his family into the car and   34    them to see family members in Canada with a   35   ,“There are more important things in life than money. ”

The  36   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   37    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was _ 38   that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.   39   , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s. What they   40   was how warm the people were in the house and how   41    of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   42    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing  43   in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university  44  of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to  45_   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

31. A. missed       B. lost          C. forgot       D. ignored

32. A. when         B. while        C. how         D. why

33. A. friendless          B. worthless         C. penniless  D. homeless

34. A fetched       B. allowed   C. expected  D. took

35. A. hope         B. promise          C. suggestion        D. belief

36. A. tale          B. agreement       C. arrangement   D. report

37. A. large         B. small       C. new         D. grand

38. A. surprised    B. annoyed    C. disappointed     D. worried

39. A. Therefore  B. Besides     C. Instead     D. Otherwise

40. A. talked about      B. cared about      C. wrote about      D. heard about

41. A. much         B. many        C. little        D. few

42. A. beyond      B. over        C. behind      D. through

43. A. argument    B. skill         C. interest     D. anxiety

44. A. study         B. design      C. committee      D. staff

45. A. provide     B. retell       C. support     D. refuse

People express their personalities in their clothes, their cars, and their homes. Our diets can also show our personalities because we might choose certain food to tell people something about us.

For example, some people mainly enjoy high quality food, such as caviar (鱼子酱) and lobster (龙虾), and they eat only in expensive restaurants – never in cafeterias or bars. They know about the “better things in life”.

Some people choose not to eat meat. Vegetarians often have more in common than just their diet. Their personalities might be similar too. For instance, vegetarians in the United States and Canada may be creative people, and they might not enjoy competitive sports or jobs. They worry about the health of the world, and they are probably strongly against the war.

Some people eat mostly fast food. One study shows that many fast-food eaters have a lot in common, but they are very different from vegetarians. They are competitive and good at business. They are also usually in a hurry. Many fast-food eaters might not agree with this description of their personalities, but it is a common picture of them.

Some people also believe that people of the same astrological sign(星座)have similar food personalities. Aries (born under the sign of Aries, between March 21 and April 20) usually like spicy foods, with a lot of onions and pepper. People with the sign of Taurus (April 21 to May 22) prefer healthful fruits and vegetables, but they often eat too much. Sagittarius (November 22 to December.22) like traditional food from many different countries.

What is your food personality?

Why do some people mainly eat high quality food?

   A. They want to show off their wealth.         B. Food can show off their social position.

   C. They want to enjoy better things in life.    D. They are wiser than any other persons.

A vegetarian may be a person________.

   A. who is believed to be a peace – lover        B. who values the importance of success

  C. who cares little about the future of the world  D. who shows his power to make money

From the passage, we can draw a conclusion that_____________.

   A. food is just a mirror of the human history   

   B. we can know a person from what he eats

   C. people are particular about the food they eat  

D. what people eat may change their personalities 

完型填空 (每小题1分,共20分)

My parents made me know the ideas of family, faith and patriotism (爱国主义) when I was young.  26  we lived a hard life, they  27 great importance to making us realize how  28  we were to live in a great country with  29   chances.

I got my first real  30  when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be  31  so that he could take up a new job as a hairstylist. When he hadn’t got enough money to rent a shop, the owner of the shopping center gave Dad a(n)  32  . But he should clean the parking lot (停车场) three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up waste, Dad used a little  33  that looked like a lawn mower (割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and  34  waste by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d  35    in the car on the way home because of tiredness.

I did this for two years, but the  36  I learned have lasted a lifetime. I   37   discipline (纪律) and a strong work ethic (道德准则), and learned at a(n)  38  age the importance of  39   interests in life -– school, homework and a job. This really __40  during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking school  41   and preparing for my college examination.

The hard work was   42 . As a result, I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in  43  and business from Harvard. __44   , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (会议). In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those  45  in the parking lot.

26. A. Now that                         B. As if                                      C. Even                               D. Even though

27. A. attached                  B. announced                       C. suggested                 D. admitted

28. A. important                         B. surprising                      C. fortunate                  D. satisfying

29. A. several                             B. limitless                        C. few                          D. energetic

30. A. incident                           B. dream                          C. success                           D. job

31. A. retrained                          B. regarded                       C. considered                D. respected

32. A. increase                            B. order                           C. discount                   D. explanation

33. A. bag                                 B. machine                        C. knife                        D. stick

34. A. brought up                       B. turned up                       C. made up                   D. picked up

35. A. sleep                          B. talk                                   C. study                              D. sing

36. A. knowledge                       B. information                     C. lessons                     D. skills

37. A. required                          B. acquired                       C. remind                 D. forgot

38. A. common                          B. legal                                  C. old                                 D. early

39. A. balancing                         B. expressing                          C. supporting                D. increasing

40. A. turned                             B. changed                              C. helped                      D. improved

41. A. measures                          B. courses                         C. messages                  D. tours

42. A. encouraging                      B. disappointing                       C. discouraging                  D. rewarding

43. A. law                                 B. medicine                      C. science                           D. arts

44. A. However                          B. Indeed                            C. Later                              D. Before

45. A. people                             B. nights                          C. cars                                D. opportunities

Last week, we explained that the planet Mars had passed “opposition.” It passed a point opposite the Sun. This week, we tell about the planet’s surprising motion among the stars.

For thousands of years, people have recognized that planets travel among the stars. The planets generally follow the path taken by the Sun through the sky. The Sun’s path is called the ecliptic. The groups of stars along the ecliptic are called the Zodiac(黄道带).

The motion of the planets can be confusing at times. Everyone knows the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But this is caused by the turning motion of the Earth. Planets generally move from west to east.

However, Mars will appear to move backward for about two months this year. This happens because the Earth is overtaking Mars on its way around the Sun. Mars began its backward, or westward, motion on May 11th. It will start moving eastward again on July 19th.

Mars’ apparent motion has been a mystery to astronomers for hundreds of years. Most early theories of tilt solar system argued that the Sun and planets turned around the Earth. But the sudden westward motion of Mars presented problem. Why would Mars move west for two months when it nears “opposition”?

In 1543, a Polish church worker named Nicolas Copernicus published a different theory. His theory said the Earth and planets moved around the Sun in perfectly circular orbits. Copernicus’ theory was simpler. But his Sun-centered system still did not explain the observed motion of Mars very well.

Finally, a German mathematician named Johannes Kepler published a complete theory of the motion of the planets in 1619. He had carefully studied the motion of Mars for many years.

Johannes Kepler discovered that the planets do not move in circular orbits around the Sun. Instead, they travel in flattened orbits called ellipses(椭圆). Mars’ elliptical orbit is the cause of its unusual brightening this year and its apparent large size.

During the next several weeks, you can see for yourself why the mysterious motion of Mars has caused so many people to wonder.

64.From the passage we can learn that _________.

         A. the sun and planets generally travel westward

B. Kepler studied the orbit of the planets in 1619

C. Copernicus’ theory well explained the motion of Mars

D. the Earth’s turning motion causes the sun to rise in the east

65.On July 19th Mars _______.

A. will pass the “opposition”                     

B. appears to change its direction again

C. will begin to move westward     

D. appears to change its orbit again

66.Why does Mars appear to be bigger and brighter when it passes “opposition”?

         A. It is overtaking the earth                       B. It follows the path of the sun

C. It moves in an elliptical orbit                 D. It travels in a circular orbit.

67.What is the best title for the passage?

         A. The Recent Research into Mars          B. The Surprising Motion of Mars

C. The Great Discovery on Mars               D. The Wonderful Mystery of Mars

对话填空(共10小题,每小题1分 ,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话,根据各题所给首字母的提示,在答题卡上标有题号的横线上,

写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

(M-----Mike, T-----Tony)

M: Hi, Tony. How was your (76) v _____to the Western Forest last weekend?               76._______

T: It was wonderful(77) i_______ .                                                                                     77._______

The air is fresh, the water is clean and the trees are so green.

M: Did you see any wild animals on the hills?

T: (78) N______ except some unknown birds flying and singing in the woods.                78._______

M: (79) S______ exciting. Why isn’t there wildlife?                                                                79._______

T: My dad told me that there used to be plenty of wildlife in the mountain,

including goats, deer and so on, but they are all in danger of (80) d_______            80._______

out today.            

M: What do you think seems to be the (81 )c________ of that?                                    81._______

Perhaps the local people didn’t realize the (82)i_________ of the forest                82._______

and wildlife, so that they kept cutting down trees for firewood and hunting wildlife for food or money.

M: What a shame! But what is done today?

T: Today many (83)m _______ have been taken                                                                       83._______

 to (84) p_______ the forest from being damaged or destroyed.                             84._______

M: So you can(85) e ______ fresh air, clean and water and green trees today!              85_______

T: Exactly!

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