【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】

The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.

The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.

   The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.

   Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.

    Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.

   News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.

   And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.

56. The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their _______.

A. four daughters                                                  B. five daughters          

C. son and four daughters                                       D. son and five daughters

57. Who was the most successful in career among the March girls?

A. Jo                                  B. Beth                         C. Amy                        D. Meg 

58. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. The march Family                                              B. The March Parents  

C. The March Girls                                               D. The March Relatives

59. It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ______.

A. both happiness and sadness                               B. wealthy neighbors 

C. more girls than boys                                          D. a lot of rich relatives 

【2011·浙江宁波第二次模拟】

An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.

James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease,a form of severe anaemia. He has en9 enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father’s blood.

Mr. Harrison has ‘oeen giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.

He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said:”l’ve never thought about stopping. Never.” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in hospital for hree months:”1e said. “The blood I received saved my lite so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”

Just a:Rer he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility ‘oetween the motherls blood and her unborn baby’s blood. It stems fiom one having, Rh-positivc blood and the othcr Rh-negative.

His blood has since led to the development ofa vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of’tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn’t scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”

Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing’ the disease.

It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies’ so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.

45. How oldisnes Harrison?

A. 56         B. 70      C. 74      D. 78

46. What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?

A. babies         B. mothers         C. dollars        D. all of the above

47. Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because         .

A. his daughter asked him to help her son

B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars

C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to ‘oe developed

D. someone else’s blood saved his life

48.The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother’s blood and her unborn baby’s blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that        .

A. babies suffer permanent ‘orain damage before born

B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood

C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage

D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood

49. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?

A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.

B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.

C. Mr, Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.

D. His blood type was accidentally discovered-after tests.

【2011·浙江省第二次五校联考】

I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.

　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.

　　I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.

　　Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　　Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.

　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

45. We can learn from the passage that____________.

A. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction

B. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness

C. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived

D. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness

46. To the author, the role Hollywood stars will play is to _________.

A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness

B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun

C. teach people how to enjoy their lives

D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties

47. In the author’s opinion, marriage____________.

A. affords greater fun                                B. leads to raising children

C. indicates duty and devotion                        D. usually ends up in pain

48. Which of the following is the best example of “painful happiness”?

A. Winning lottery by accident. 　　              B. A bachelor resisting marriage.

C. Raising children. 　　                              D. Buying some fancy clothes.

49. If one gets the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will____________.

A. stop playing games and joking with others

B. keep himself with his family

C. give a free hand to money

D. use his time to increase happiness

【2011·山东淄博市模拟】A

This is a story  that happened 15 years ago but it has always stayed with me since then．On the way back from work every evening,more often than not there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway．He always waved at every car,he was always happy and smiling and sometimes almost dancing．Every day after work when I got there，I would quickly roll down my window and give him the coins．Occasionally the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day．His answer would always be the same，“I’m blessed！”．

It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so positive，and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was．A single mother of four amazing kids,with a place to call home and with a job to provide for my kids．Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being laid off due to the economy．Needless to say that on my was home that day I was very sad and upset．I didn’t remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did．I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp where the homeless man would be．Yet there he was as alway，as l turned the ramp．He set his eyes on me，while still smiling and waving at others．

While I was waiting for the red light to turn，he strolled over to my car．He had a big smile he looked me straight in the eyes and said “today I will give you a dollar”．He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill．I was blown away．I burst into tears．I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him！

You see that day he gave me more than a dollar bill，he taught me a valuable lesson．No matter  what material things are taken  from you，no one can take away your choice to be joyful．

56．What is the passage mainly concerned？

 A．A dollar bill from a homeless person．

 B．A blessing coming from a homeless person．

 C．A woman who lost her job due to the economy．

 D．A homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway．

57．From the lst paragraph，we know the homeless man is         ．

 A．optimistic  B．brave  C．Iazy   D．kind-hearted

58．After leaving the boss’s office，the author         ．

 A．felt relaxed to get rid of the tiring job

 B．still felt joyful when coming off the ramp

 C．took it for granted that she was fit for her job

 D．didn’t put some change aside to give to the man

59．The underlined phrase“blown away”in the 3rd paragraph most probably  means         ．

 A．completely defeated   B．wholly blown down

 C．really amazed   D．murdered by gunfire

60．It can be inferred from the passage that         ．

 A．material things are the most important in life

 B．people should be encouraged to beg by smiling

 C．the author’s ride home that dog was smooth sailing

 D．we should wait others’help when faced with challenges

【2011·河南省示范性高中五校联考】A

After Maggie Doyne graduated from high school, she decided to spend a year traveling the world before starting college. The journey changed her life and the lives of hundreds of orphaned children forever.

In 2006, Doyne took a trip in Nepal, Asia. Having grown up in New Jersey, Doyne was shocked to see so many orphaned children living on the streets. She wanted to do something about it. Doyne used her savings to buy an acre of land. Then, she built the kids a home, the Kopila Valley Children's Home.

Now, the Do Something foundation is doing something for Doyne. The organization provides resources and support for teens that want to make a difference in the world. On Thursday night, the foundation named Doyne the $100,000 prize winner of the 2009 Do Something Award.

The Kopila Valley Children's Home officially opened its doors in 2008. Doyne, now 22 years old, cares for 26 kids. She has helped more than 700 other orphans find families. She also runs a program that provides scholarships for needy families to send their children to school. The children learn basic skills such as sewing and cooking. They also grow their own food in their garden and raise farm animals.

Doyne admits that she didn't have it all figured out when she first arrived in Nepal. "I just felt that there was something there for me," she said. Her parents were supportive of her. But it was a challenge to convince other adults that an 18-year-old girl could accomplish such a big project. Still, Doyne never gave up on fund raising. In just over a year, she had enough money to build her dream home.

"When all the kids are sitting at the table for breakfast, or they're happy and all dancing . . . it's the best feeling in the world." she says.

56. After graduation from high school, Doyne determined ______.

A. to continue her education in college

B. to change the lives of orphaned children

C. to tour the world before going to college

D. to set up the Kopila Valley Children's Home

57. What do we know about the Do Something foundation?

A. It is an organization intended for orphans.

B. It is an organization set up in Nepal, Asia.

C. It officially opened its doors in 2008.

D. It offers Doyne great honor and support.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A. Doyne overcame great difficulties in building the home

B. everything in Nepal worked out as Doyne had expected

C. with her parents’ help, Doyne stopped raising funds

D. it was easy to persuade adults around to support Doyne

59. Which of the following words can best describe Maggie Doyne?

A. Brave.               B. Caring             C. Talented           D. Cautious

【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】E

The Mediterranean Sea-Whistling, cheering, waving hands with tears flowing and shouting are the sight I see when the Chinese frigate Xuzhou approaches．The huge Greek ship, containing about 2,200 Chinese from Libya, and the frigate whistle and raise their flags up and down to each other showing respect．"We salute the Chinese frigate in the same way we would a Greek warship," an officer of the Greek ship tells China Daily．

After the ship and frigate greet each other, they sail side-by-side for an hour and a half only three hundreds meters apart．A Chinese helicopter flies over the two ships．The frigate Xuzhou, which had been on duty in the Aden Gulf, joined the removing efforts in the waters surrounding Libya．

Weijianhua, captain of the Chinese frigate, sends his warm greetings over the radio, thanking Greek crew for their help and support in the removing of Chinese nationals from disordered Libya．Wei also welcomes his fellow Chinese on board on their way back home．“The strong and prosperous motherland is with you when you are experiencing hardship,” Wei greets passengers on board the frigate．

On hearing this, a group of people wave their hands toward the frigate, cheering and shouting "Yes, we feel that we are from a big family and when we meet troubles overseas, we can get help any time," says the 40-aged Cui Qinghua, one of the 300 Chinese construction workers in the central part of Libya．They planned to leave Libya as soon as events became uncontrolled on Feb．16．But Local wrongdoers robbed them and prevented them from fleeing．However, the Chinese embassy tried every means to help them．"Finally we succeeded, and now here we are," says Cui．

Cui and other evacuees are halfway to Crete in Greece．The Chinese government has sent seven hired ships from Crete to transport Chinese nationals from Libya．They are all expected to take flights back to China by 10th March．

72．The author writes the article to show that  __     ___.

       A．the Chinese navy is strong enough to protect its overseas citizens

       B．the Chinese government is responsible for its nationals

       C．Libya is not friendly to the Chinese workers

       D．Chinese are proud of their prosperous motherland

73．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．The Chinese nationals are on a Greek warship．

       B．The Chinese nationals met with difficulties before fleeing Libya．

       C．The Chinese nationals are leaving Libya for Crete in Greece．

       D．A powerful motherland is more important than anything else to its citizens overseas．

74．The purpose of China sending the frigate Xuzhou to the Mediterranean Sea is to  __     ___.

       A．prevent sea robbers from attacking commercial ships

       B．pick up the Chinese nationals from Libya

       C．greet the Chinese nationals from Libya

       D．protect the Greek ship carrying the Chinese nationals from Libya

75．From Cui Qinghua's words we know that he felt ______ when he heard the captain of the Chinese frigate．

       A．excited and relaxed                                     B．emotional and proud

       C．happy and confident                                    D．honest and talkative

【2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研】D

THIS was the year the Earth struck back.

Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter of a million people in 2010 – the deadliest year in more than a generation. More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined.

"It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010.

And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say.

Even though many catastrophes have the ring of random chance, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and weird（古怪的） year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes.

Poor construction and development practices conspire to make earthquakes more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable（脆弱的） buildings in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes, the river breaches, or the tropical cyclone hits, more people die.

Disasters from the Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes "are pretty much constant," said Andreas Schraft, vice president of catastrophic perils for the Geneva-based insurance giant Swiss Re. "All the change that's made is man-made."

The January earthquake that killed well more than 220,000 people in Haiti is a perfect example. Port-au-Prince has nearly three times as many people - many of them living in poverty - and more poorly built shanties than it did 25 years ago. So had the same quake hit in 1985 instead of 2010, total deaths would have probably been in the 80,000 range, said Richard Olson, director of disaster risk reduction at Florida International University.

In February, an earthquake that was more than 500 times stronger than the one that struck Haiti hit an area of Chile that was less populated, better constructed, and not as poor. Chile's bigger quake caused fewer than 1,000 deaths.

Climate scientists say Earth's climate also is changing, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding.

In the summer, one weather system caused oppressive heat in Russia, while farther south it caused flooding in Pakistan that inundated 161,200 square kilometers, about the size of Wisconsin. That single heat-and-storm system killed almost 17,000 people, more people than all the worldwide airplane crashes in the past 15 years.

Scientists have calculated that the killer Russian heat wave—setting a national record of 43.9℃—would happen once every 100,000 years without global warming.

68．What is responsible for the most human deaths in 2010?

A．Natrual disasters.                                         B．Terrorist attacks.

        C．Poor buildings.                                           D．Too rapid developrnent.

69．According to Andreas Schraft,             .

A．earthquakes are happening more often because of human beings

B．earthquakes are causing more damage because of human beings

C．stronger houses should be built to limit storm damage

D．Port—au—Prince is now overpopulated

70．The main point of the article is to            .

A．list the natural disasters that occurred in 2010

B．give the details of some natural disasters of 2010

C．warn that more natural disasters are to strike

D．blame humanity for not helping those affected by the disasters

【2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研】C

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.

    "Can we write him a letter?"

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

    My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

    "No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    "Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    "Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditar. I prayed to be a balloon.

64．When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

       A．felt it hard to answer                               B．thought her a creative girl

       C．believed it easy to do so                            D．found it easy to lie

65．When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

       A．jumped with joy                               B．became excited

       C．started writing immediately                   D．was worried that it couldn't be delivered

66．In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

       A．An incurable disease.                          B．An unforgettable memory.

       C．The hard time her father had.              D．The failures her father experienced.

67．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．An unforgettable experience                     B．The strong red balloon

       C．Fly to paradise                          D．A great father

【2011·河南许昌新乡平顶山第三次调研】B

A TAXI driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Inspiring speakers charge thousands of dollars to give his kind of training to corporate directors and staff.  It cost me only a ＄12 taxi ride.

I had flown into Dallas just for the purpose of calling on a client. Time was important and my plan included a quick turn – around trip from and back to the airport. A clean taxi pulled up.

The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As be got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy.

Well! I looked around for a “Candid Camera!” Wouldn’t you? I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in you work. You must have a story to tell.”

“You bet,” he replied, “I used to be in Corporate America. But I got tired of thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my right position in life, somewhere I could feel proud of being the best I could be.

I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, being of service and feeling like I have done a full day’s work and done it well. I evaluated my personal property and, I became a taxi driver!

One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I jus have to meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to EXEED the customer’s expectations! I like the sound of being ‘great’ better than just being ‘average’. ”

Did I tip him big time? You bet!

The taxi driver taught me a great life lesson: Go an extra mile when providing any service to others. And there is no good or bad job you can make any job good.

60．What lesson did the author learn from the taxi driver?

       A．How to make the best use of time.

       B．How to do better in the service business.

       C．How to turn an interest into your career.

       D．How to become a motivational speaker.

61．Why did the author look around for a “Candid Camera”?

       A．Because he was afraid he would be photographed in the cab.

       B．Because he was worried what the driver could be up to.

       C．Because he was amazed by the way the driver was treating him.

       D．Because he wasn’t interested in the tapes offered by the driver.

62．It can be inferred from the story that          .

       A．the taxi driver couldn’t accept just being average

       B．the author was anxious to get back to meet a client

       C．when the author waited for a taxi at the airport, he was not in a rush

       D．the taxi driver loved to play his favorite music during rides

63．According to the story, the taxi driver        .

       A．was dissatisfied wit his present job

       B．was once often rewarded for being a model worker

       C．enjoyed offering his customers more than they expected

       D．was forced to become a taxi driver to support his family

【2011·四川成都4月月考】E

I promised Michael I wouldn’t mention this until the season was over．Now l think it's time．

    Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium．After it ran，I got a call from a marl in the western suburbs．He said，“I read what you wrote about Jordan．but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw．”

Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.

    A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty .neighborhood?

    "Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."

    And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?

    "Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."

    It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life one more thing that no one knows about, and one more thing Jordan does fight for. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do J! When the expert reviewers begin to tuna against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come. For someone they can depend on.

57. The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______

   A. he thought highly of Jordan's deeds

   B. he hated to see Jordan do something bad

   C. he believed it was time to help the disabled

   D. he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then

58. A man in the western suburbs made a call to_______

   A. know why Jordan stopped in a bad area

   B. get a chance to become famous himself

   C. let the writer know Jordan was not that nice

   D. offer an example to show how Jordan helped others

59. Jordan talked with the boys because he _______.                     

   A. needed their support

   B. had promised to do so

   C. liked to teach them to play basketball

   D. wanted to make sure they all studied well

60. The text implies that Jordan is _______.

   A. an excellent basketball player

   B. good at dealing with problems of life

   C. always ready to make friends with young people

   D. willing to do whatever he can for the good of society