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　　I work as a volunteer(志愿者)for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti．Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to 　　1　　 him．

　　Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and 　　2　　．For the first two days, he said almost nothing．I worried the trip was too 　　3　　 for a 17 - year - old．Then, on day three, as we were 　　4　　 over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned(咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard．”

　　After that there was no turning back．A five - year - old girl, wearing a dress several sizes 　　5　　 large and broken shoes, followed Barrett around, mesmerized(着迷)．He couldn’t stop 　　6　　．Later he said 　　7　　．“I wish I could speak French．” I was 　　8　　 －this from a boy who hated and 　　9　　 French classes throughout school．

　　Usually silent, he 　　10　　 Gaby, our host, and kept asking questions about the country and its people．He blossomed(活泼起来)．

　　　　11　　, the moment that really took 　　12　　 breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains．I was 　　13　　 a woman villager for an article．135 centimeters tall, she was small in figure but strong in 　　14　　．Through determination, she had learned to read and write, and 　　15　　 to become part of the leadership of the 　　16　　．

　　Learning her story, Barrett was as 　　17　　 as I by this tiny woman’s achievements．His eyes were wet and there was a 　　18　　 of love and respect on his face．He had finally understood the importance of my work．

　　When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay 　　19　　 as a volunteer．My insides suddenly felt struck．This 　　20　　 achieved all I’d expected．Soon he will celebrate his 18^th birthday．He’ll be a man．

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Can you imagine how different your life would be if you did not know how to read and write?Many of the things you 　　1　　 for granted during an ordinary day would no longer be 　　2　　 if you could not read．You would miss the basic 　　3　　 you depend on for simple activities－ 　　4　　 from following instructions on a medicine bottle to 　　5　　 traffic signs．If you could not read 　　6　　 , newspapers, and magazines, you would be out of 　　7　　 with the world around you．Your understanding of that world would be 　　8　　 even further without the insight (见识) provided by stories, poems and novels．If you could not 　　9　　 , you would be unable to record information and ideas for other people．　　10　　 , you would lose the personal pleasure of keeping a 　　11　　 to explore your private thoughts, creating 　　12　　 world in a story, or capturing your feelings 　　13　　 the words of a poem or song．Try to imagine how different life would be if 　　14　　 could read and write．The shape of our entire 　　15　　 would change．Obviously the printing and publishing industry would not 　　16　　．The absence of reading and writing would 　　17　　 a surprising number of other organizations, including the automotive industry, the business machines and computer industries, 　　18　　 electronic communication companies．The 　　19　　 , of course, is that the printing and publishing industry is a very important part of every one of those organizations．Modern life depends on communications, 　　20　　 written communication．

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

　　Mitsuaki recently arrived in the United States to enter university．He wants to do well in his studies and 　　1　　 to the new culture．But Mitsuaki has a 　　2　　．It’s not his roommates．It’s not his school fees．It’s not even his English ability．It is that he doesn’t have a 　　3　　．And in America, that really makes him a foreigner．Mitsuaki has already discovered a basic fact of American culture：　　4　　 is a way of life．

　　It’s 　　5　　 there’s no public transportation in America．Many cities have taxis, buses and subways to help people get 　　6　　 work．Some large universities even have buses to take students to classes across the 　　7　　．But most people find it much more 　　8　　 to drive, 　　9　　 they do have to deal with traffic．Nowadays busy families often have more than one vehicle．Many people 　　10　　 their car as a status symbol．But no matter what their social status are, people without wheels feel 　　11　　．

　　When Mitsuaki first arrived, he was amazed at how young many American drivers 　　12　　 were．Young people in America often get their driver’s license around age 16 by 　　13　　 a written test and a driving test．　　14　　, before they can get their license, they have to take a driver education 　　15　　, which gives students hands-on practice with driving．It also helps to reduce the high 　　16　　 of insurance．For teenagers, being able to drive－and in some cases, having their own car－is a big 　　17　　．It gives them a sense of power and freedom．It’s 　　18　　 to find an American teenager without one．

　　Driving to Americans is 　　19　　 flying to birds．It’s almost part of their nature．For many Americans, being 　　20　　 the wheel is like their natural home．

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　　Mr Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life．He did not sleep well and his food did not 　　1　　 with him．The situation lasted for some time．Finally, after a 　　2　　 of sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor．The doctor advised a change of 　　3　　．”Go abroad，”he said,“But I’m not good at foreign languages,”said Mr Smith．“It doesn’t matter,”said the doctor．“It won’t 　　4　　 you to talk a little less．Go on a voyage．Take plenty of exercise．Try to reduce your weight, 　　5　　 rich food．”

　　Mr Smith went to Switzerland．He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures．He attended a physical training course．The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly．He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs 　　6　　．After a time his muscles grew hard and firm．The life suited him; he almost put aside his financial 　　7　　 and nearly forgot the importance of making more money．He even began to 　　8　　 individual trees and individual birds．He ate and slept well．Finally he returned home．But unfortunately his improvement was temporary．Soon he was a 　　9　　 businessman again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his success in a 　　10　　 society, and things in general．

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　　If you have been dreaming of becoming an astronaut after you grow up, get start now!An astronaut needs a strong body and mind．Shenzhou VI astronauts are able to live upside-down．They do this not just during sleep, but also when eating and going to the toilet．Before they 　　1　　 the space, they had lots of practice．Each upside-down training time lasted 20 days．

　　Chinese astronauts aren’t just spaceship 　　2　　 but also machine repairers and scientists．They have to know every part of the spaceship and how it works．　　3　　 something goes wrong, they’ve got to know 　　4　　 repair it．Also they do scientific experiments in space．

　　Shenzhou VI astronauts know how to live in 　　5　　．They took a knife, a gun and some dye with them into space．If they land in forests, the knife and gun can 　　6　　 them from wild animals．If they 　　7　　 the sea, the dye can color the seawater around them yellow．This can drive 　　8　　 sea animals away．

　　Astronauts must have strong 　　9　　．They can’t get a headache and be sick．With many things to 　　10　　, they’ve got no time for sickness．Do you still have a long, long way to go?

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　　San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth’s plates often meet and jump．So earthquake is a 　　1　　 word to hear there．It is recorded that at least 　　2　　 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the 　　3　　 century．One happened in 1906, the other in 1989．

　　The second worst earthquake 　　4　　 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their 　　5　　．A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 　　6　　．Many people were killed in their cars．A few 　　7　　 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 　　8　　．A large number of weak buildings didn’t 　　9　　 in the quake and the 　　10　　 electricity was cut off for several days, too．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空的最佳选项。

　　It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant．My cap had gong away, and my feet 　　1　　．The loaded plates I carried 　　2　　 to be heavier and heavier．Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything 　　3　　．As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream 　　4　　 a dozen times, I was ready to stop．Then the father 　　5　　 at me as he handed me my trip．”Well done,”he said,”you have 　　6　　 us really well．”Suddenly my tiredness 　　7　　．I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said,”　　8　　!”Those few words of praise had 　　9　　 everything．Praise is like 　　10　　 to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it．And 　　11　　 , while most of us are only too 　　12　　 to apply(应用) to others the cold wind of criticism, we are 　　13　　 unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise．Why--- when one word of praise can bring such 　　14　　?

　　It’s strange how chary (吝啬) we are about praising．Perhaps it’s 　　15　　 few of us know how to accept it．It’s 　　16　　 rewarding (鉴赏) to give praise in areas in which 　　17　　 generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned．An artist gets complimented (admired) for a glorious picture, a cook for a 　　18　　 meal．But do you ever tell your launder manager how pleased you are when the shirts are 　　19　　 just right?In fact, to give praise 　　20　　 the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort．

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请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　They were in the Smoky Mountains at their favorite bed-and-breakfast．David was smiling down at her．“What do you say, wonderful? Marry me?”

　　　　1　　, she knew he was the one．Forever．As she stared into his deep-green eyes, somewhere in the 　　2　　 a bell began to ring．It was pulling him away．She 　　3　　 him, but her arms were in empty air

　　It was the sound of the 　　4　　 that fully awoke Susan from her 　　5　　 She sat up in bed and felt the receiver, “Hello?”

　　“Susan, it’s David．Did I 　　6　　 you?”

　　She smiled, rolling over 　　7　　 bed．“1 was just dreaming of you．Come over．”

　　He 　　8　　．“It’s still dark out．”

　　“Please come over．We can sleep late 　　9　　 we head north．”

　　David let out an upset sigh．“That’s why I’m calling．It’s about our 　　10　　．I’ve got to delay．”

　　Susan was suddenly wide awake．“What!”

　　“I’m sorry．I’ve got to leave town．I’ll be back by tomorrow．We can head up first thing in the morning．We’ll 　　11　　 have two days．”

　　“But I called the hotel, ”Susan said, 　　12　　, “I got our old room at Stone Manor．”

　　“I know, but …”

　　“Tonight was supposed to be 　　13　　 －to celebrate six months．You do remember we’re engaged(订婚), don’t you?”

　　“Susan ,”He sighed, “I really can’t 　　14　　 into it now, they’ve got a car 　　15　　．I’ll call you from the plane and 　　16　　 everything．”

　　“Plane? What’s 　　17　　 ? Why would the university …?”

　　“It’s not the university．I’ll phone and explain later．I’ve really got to go;they’re cal1ing for me．I’ll be 　　18　　 touch．I promise．”

　　“David!”she cried．“What’s …”

　　But it was too late．David had 　　19　　．

　　Susan 　　20　　 a wake for hours waiting for him to call back．The phone never rang?

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　　The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I－595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale , picking up rubbish 1 paused to wipe the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky “ 　　1　　 can’t it rain?” I thought．That would 　　2　　 things off．

　　I thought about my friends , who were 　　3　　 sitting in an air - conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I’d had some problems in school , so my parents decided to let me work 　　4　　 with my dad．We both worked for my uncle , who had taken 　　5　　 of a road maintenance (道路养护) company．It was up to us to keep the roads clear of rubbish．The job was 　　6　　 and dirty , especially on hot days like this．I wondered why I ever agreed to do it．

　　We continued our 　　7　　 route along 595 , heading for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some trees were broken on the ground．They weren’t like that before．

　　“Dad! Pull over ! I want to 　　8　　 something out”

　　I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to hurry … there wasn’t much time 　　9　　 I saw a Toyota that hung upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 　　10　　 there．Then I noticed something moving．It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!

　　“Heeeelp!”a lady meaned (呻吟)．

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　　Who won the World Cup 1998 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did the critics like the new play? 　　1　　 an event takes place , newspapers are on the streets giving the details．Wherever anything happens in the world , reporters are on the spot to gather the news．Newspapers have one basic 　　2　　 , to get the news as quickly as possible from its source , from those who make it to those who want to 　　3　　 it．Radio , telegraph , television , and 　　4　　 inventions brought competition for newspapers．So did the development of magazines and other means of communication． 　　5　　 , this competition merely spurred the newspapers on．They quickly make use of the newer and faster means of communication to improve the 　　6　　 and thus the efficiency of their own operations．Today more newspapers are 　　7　　 and read than ever before．Competition also led newspapers to branch out into many other fields．Besides keeping readers 　　8　　 of the latest news , today's newspapers educate and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters．Newspapers influence readers' economic choices 　　9　　 advertising．Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very 　　10　　．Newspapers are sold at a price that 　　11　　 even a small fraction of the cost of production．The main 　　12　　 of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising．The success in selling advertising depends on a newspaper's value to advertisers．This 　　13　　 in terms of circulation．How many people read the newspaper? Circulation depends somewhat on the work of the circulation department and on the services or entertainment 　　14　　 in a newspaper's pages．But for the most part , circulation depends on a newspaper's value to readers as source of information 　　15　　 the community , city , country , state , nation and world and even outer space．

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