Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  1   that he had been cheated by others.One day he told his wife he was so   2   with the city that he had to leave.

       So his family moved to another city.It was the   3   of a weekend.When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   4  .Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   5   and had to wait   6   in a low mood.Just then he heard light, hesitant   7   on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the   8  night.

       “Who’s it?” he wondered.Since Terry was a   9   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   10  .So he went to the door and opened it   11  .At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir.do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   12  .“What a nuisance (讨厌),” he complained over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   13   things.”

       After a while, the door was knocked again.He opened it and found the same girl outside.  14   this time she was   15  two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles.She   16   me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he   17  

       At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   18   in life.It was his   19   and harshness (刻薄) with other people.The person who had cheated him in life was   20   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无情的) mind.

1.A.complaining           B.reflecting             C.praying               D.pretending

2.A.inspired                B.disappointed         C.thrilled                D.encouraged

3.A.morning                B.moment            C.afternoon            D.evening

4.A.went on               B.went down       C.went out             D.went through

5.A.candles                 B.matches              C.lights                  D.flashlights

6.A.happily                  B.patiently              C.willingly              D.helplessly

7.A.steps                    B.words               C.knocks                D.screams

8.A.dark                     B.quiet                   C.noisy                  D.crowded

9.A.newcomer             B.guest                   C.neighbor              D.settler

10.A.offered                B.disturbed             C.embarrassed        D.surprised

11.A.cheerfully            B.confidently          C.impatiently        D.absurdly

12.A.gently                 B.deliberately       C.slightly                D.heavily

13.A.lend                    B.sell                      C.purchase             D.borrow

14.A.And                    B.But                     C.So                      D.For

15.A.holding                B.hiding               C.fetching              D.seeking

16.A.suggested            B.forbad              C.sent                    D.forced

17.A.felt                  B.smelt                 C.heard               D.saw

18.A.failure                 B.success               C.attempt               D.determination

19.A.warmth               B.coldness              C.kindness              D.influence

20.A.probably         B.hardly           C.actually           D.especially

I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes.” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich.After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose.To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one.The yellow one was my favorite.

       I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours.We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up.I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses.She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday.I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself.To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one.Please remember, I was only seven years.My heart almost popped out (跳出) of my chest.But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt.I told her it looked lovely on her.

       I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more.When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today.

1.Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?

       A.She loved dressing up more than anything else.

       B.She thought they would make her more beautiful.

       C.Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare.

       D.Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday.

2.The author let Seema pick out one of her dresses because she wanted to _______.

       A.show her pity for Seema’s family

       B.show off her family’s wealth

       C.make Seema become her best friend

       D.exchange it with Seema’s dress

3.When Seema chose the yellow dress, the author was disappointed because ________.

       A.she was not generous

       B.she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress

       C.Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose

       D.Seema was careless about her feelings

4.What can we conclude from the passage?

       A.Getting a best friend means losing other things.

       B.Being generous is not easy.

       C.Children like sharing their favorite things.

       D.Friendship is precious (珍贵的).

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed.Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of.It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits.Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live.Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by bad habits.

       There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help.Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on.

       Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on.These are all easily formed habits.Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided.

       We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.

1.         are formed little by little.

       A.Only good habits                         B.Only bad habits

       C.Both good habits and bad habits            D.Either good habits or bad habits

2.The underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refers to         

       A.bad habits                                          B.good habits

       C.children                                             D.other persons

3.Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

       A.Because habits are of great help to every one of us.

       B.Because a man can never get rid of a habit.

       C.Because it’s hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits.

       D.Because we are forced to do them again and again.

4.According to the passage, early rising          

       A.has something to do with success

       B.is an easily formed habit

       C.is such a habit as should have been avoided

       D.is such a beneficial habit as will be kept

For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets.Most of these searches have been done over the radio.The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us.Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.

       Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth.In addition, they will scan the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars.Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time.Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.

       Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy (银河星系), scientists find that 5% are like our sun.Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth.Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution (进化)of life.Based on the inhabitable (that can be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.

       However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent (智能的)life exists on other planets.Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there.They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.

       Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy.Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old.In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization much more advanced than ours have developed.Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us.If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking.

1.According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?

       A.5 billion.                                      B.10 billion.

     C.15 billion.                                    D.200 billion

2.The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ________.

       A.how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

       B.why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

       C.where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

       D.when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets

3.Which of these statements is True based on the information in the passage?

       A.The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.

       B.Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.

       C.Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.

       D.Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.

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