阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her   36   bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She   37   to make ends meet but puts on a smile   38   her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she   39   her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in   40   with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.

   This morning I   41   her that I wanted to help. And I   42   her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most   43   letters I have ever received,   44   me how thankful she was. She   45   and said that I would never know how   46   it meant to her that a stranger would be so   47   . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I   48   to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help   49   people such as her.

I am very glad to have been able to help   50  . Her tears of joy and heartfelt   51   were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big   52  . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to   53   solutions to some problems that now   54  . Opening my heart and   55    for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!

A. food                   B. school                      C. phone                      D. family

A. means                   B. struggles                  C. likes                        D. fails

A. but                        B. though                            C. however                   D. so

A. changes                 B. loses                        C. destroys                   D. sells

A. touch                    B. sight                        C. notice                      D. trouble

A. contacted            B. realized                    C. asked                       D. invited

A. bought                  B. found                       C. asked                       D. paid

A. interesting             B. important                 C. sincere                            D. fascinating

A. respecting                  B. telling                      C. praising                    D. encouraging

A. cried                   B. laughed                    C. discussed                  D. shamed

A. rich                         B. excellent                  C. much                       D. strange

A. moved                 B. amazing                   C. delighted                 D. kind

A. explained             B. proved                            C. promised                  D. argued

A. humorous            B. wonderful                C. beautiful                  D. brave

A. in                        B. through                    C. out                          D. besides

A. congratulation      B. conclusion                C. hope                        D. appreciation

A. difference            B. progress                   C. information                     D. behaviour

A. replace                B. create                       C. compare                   D. work

A. disappear             B. find                         C. exist                        D. settle

A. letter                   B. mouth                      C. door                        D. wallet

       Australia －a huge island continent that lies to the south of Asia. Australia－more than two hundred years old, a nation that is still growing.

Its big cities lie on the southeast coast, this is where most Australians live. Australians prefer to own their own houses, though some live in apartments. Australians are a suburban（郊区的） people. The suburbs surround the cities for many miles, and so efficient transport is of great importance. As the economy grows, so do its industries- a higher level of production, a wider range of products.

   The Australian works hard, but he likes his leisure. The climate makes outdoor activities the most popular.

   Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned modern city located inland. Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy(议会民主). The representatives of other countries have their embassies here. Australia wants to strengthen relations with her neighbors.

Australia is a strange land, a land of vast expanses- fertile valleys, snow fields and deserts- also a land with unique animal, many that can not be found on any other continent in the world today.

Much of the continent is dry, but man has utilized the land, made it productive, with its tools, with its technology. This is the driest continent of all, and water is a precious possession, more precious than all other natural resources. Large dams are built to collect the water, there to irrigate the fields of pastures（牧场） and crops.

But Australia is changing. The land of wool and wheat is now a land of large-scale industry and mining. The costs of developing the new mineral discoveries are enormous, but the rewards are great too.

Australia — a young and developing nation. Australia — a nation that wants to communicate with its neighbors. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

Australia is an island located ______ of Asia and its big cities lie ____ of the coast.

A. to the south; on the southeast         B. to the north; on the southwest

C. to the east; on the northeast             D. to the east; on the southwest

We can infer from the passage that the Australian likes outdoor activities for the _____ climate.

A. dull and wet      B. fine and shiny  C. gloomy and rainy           D. wet and cold

____ is the most precious source in Australia.

A. Mineral resource                     B. Animal         C. Desert             D. Water

Which of the following statements about Australia is wrong?

A. Australians are a suburban people

B. Australia is governed by a parliamentary democracy.

C. Australia prefers to live in the downtown of big cities.

D. Wool and wheat used to be the main products of Australia. .w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om.

该自我介绍中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ＾), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ ＼）划掉。

修改： 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2、只允许修改十处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

    I’m eighteen years old and I live in small village in the Peak District , not far from Nottingham. I grow up in this village, so I know everyone here. That’s the problem---- the problem is there’s nothing to do , and nobody of my age to do it with ! At the moments I travel into Nottingham every day to the shop as I work. There’s a bus at 7:30 in the morning or the last bus back in the evening is at 5:30 . From September, therefore, I’m going to stay in Nottingham by my aunt and uncle when my cousin joins in the Navy . I can use his room . I’m really looking forward to living in Nottingham.

In ______ film Cast Away , Tom Hanks plays ______ man named Chuck Noland.

A. a, the        B. the, a         C. the , the          D . a , a

We were in _____ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.

A.a rush so anxious   B.such anxious rush

C.so anxious rush     D.such an anxious rush

Don’t give up regardless of difficulty and failure,______ you ‘ll never achieve your goals.

A. and       B. but        C. or            D. so

Peter’s jacket looked the same as Jack’s ,but it cost_______his.

    A. as twice as much                   B. twice as much as  

C. as much twice as                   D.as much as twice

Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in E1 Paso，Texas and when I was four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.

Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.

I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard??box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr.Ben’s Coiffure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week，which meant getting up at 3 a．m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I’d sleep in the car on the way home.

I did this for two years，but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests－in my case，school，homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of a high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast??food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U．S.Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(州议会)．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.

Before my father got injured，we________.

A. didn’t like living in the USA                    B. lived a poor but happy life

C. were lucky to move to the USA                  D. had many ways to make money

When he recovered，to make a living my father________.

A. ran a small shopping mall                   B. did a part??time job

C. worked as a barber                         D. became a street cleaner

Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.

A. how to obey school discipline              B. how to do two things well at a time

C. that discipline and work were of equal value 

D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time

The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.

A. have done all kinds of jobs                       B. are cleaning the parking lot

C. have achieved a lot in their lives                D. are bearing their responsibilities

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    I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a  36   in my upper jaw,”she said. “I told my own dentist it's nothing, but he   37   I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would    38   to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the    39   of her mouth. A careful examination later   40  that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

    During her next appointment, I explained to her the   41  of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just  42 . ”

    I thought otherwise. After considerable   43   on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to   44   me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon(外科医生). She saw him, but as I expected,    45   treatment.

    About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and   46   .

  “How are you?”I asked.

  “I’m just fine, honey, ”she responded  47  high spirits.“When can I get started on fixing my dentures(假牙)?”

      Surprised to see her at all, I answered   48   ,“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it. ”

      I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had   49  nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness    50   .

      I had read of such things happening, but had    51   seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I've seen many others, because they keep getting   52   to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle,   53   through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to   54   the miracles of one another.

      Since my first miracle, I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it.

A. cut                     B. pain                      C. wound              D. cancer

A. declared             B. suspected               C. promised          D. insisted

A. refuse                 B. continue                C. attempt             D. manage

A. roof                   B. corner                   C. bottom             D. surface

A. confirmed           B. convinced              C. considered               D. conducted

A. possibility           B. importance          C. seriousness        D. resolution

A. old                     B. sick                      C. fine                  D. glad

A. permission          B. support                 C. approval           D. effort

A. persuade             B. please                   C. encourage        D. astonish

A. declined            B. provided               C. received           D. required

A. healthy             B. elegant                  C. optimistic        D. humorous

A. to                     B. in                                C. with                 D. by

A. worriedly          B. confusedly             C. patiently           D. confidently

A. covered            B. reached                 C. spread              D. grown

A. cured                B. faded                    C. expanded          D. remained

A. ever                 B. also                      C. never                      D. already

A. easier               B. rarer                     C. happier             D. closer

A. or                    B. so                         C. yet                   D. for

A. read                 B. make                    C. keep                 D. see

A. whatever           B. wherever               C. whoever           D. whichever

Drink drivers could be prohibited from driving under the influence if new technology from Nissan is introduced.

The Japanese car maker has developed a new odor (气味) detection system designed to prevent drivers from operating a car if they are over the legal limit. The system works by using a series of sensors (传感器) to detect the level of alcohol the driver has consumed.

A high-sensitivity alcohol odor sensor is built into the gear stick (变速杆), which is able to detect the presence of the driver’s palm as he or she attempts to start driving. If the alcohol level detected is above a pre-determined limit, the system automatically locks the transmission(变速器), immobilizing the car. A voice alert is also issued via the car navigation system telling the driver that he or she is over the limit.

Extra sensors are also placed in the driver and passenger seats and a warning is issued if these sensors detect the presence of alcohol in the air inside the vehicle cabin.

While still in the developmental stage the concept of drink driving detectors being built into cars has generally been welcomed by many drivers.

Nissan said the technology is part of a project aimed at halving the number of fatalities (灾祸) and serious injuries in Nissan cars by 2015 compared to 2005 levels.

The detection system works _______________.

       A. by detecting the smell of alcohol in the vehicle cabin

       B. by measuring the volume of the alcohol in vehicle cabin

       C. by detecting the weight of the school in the vehicle cabin

       D. by using a car navigation system

What do we know about the detection system?

       A. The detection system is still in the developmental stage.

       B. The new technology from Nissan has been introduced.

       C. The driving detectors are being built into cars.

       D. The system has already been used in some car companies.

The driver’s attitude toward the detection system is that of _______________.

       A. annoyance                B. welcome           C. unconcern                D. doubt

What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A. Nissan will release drink-proof cars.

       B. Traffic accidents will be decreased.

       C. A project halving the number of accidents.

       D. A new odor detection system.