摘要: upset : worried; annoyed 不安的,心烦意乱的 Eg. I was very upset because one of my friends was rude to me. 我非常心烦.因为朋友对我很无礼. be upset that / about我的一个好 - Eg. “What's the matter with Rod? “I think he's still upset that we forgot his birthday. Rod 怎么了.我想他还在为我们忘记他的生日而伤心呢. Now, don’t get upset about your failure. 好了.别为你的失败烦恼了. upset (v.): cause to worry, to be sad, to be angry, not to be calm, etc 使不安,使心烦意乱 Eg. His cheating in the exam upset his teacher. 他在考试中作弊.这使他的老师很生气.

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People have been burying the dead at Salem’s Hope Cemetery since 1833. The place is filled with old gravestones and gothic mausoleums(哥特式陵墓), the spirits of the dead hanging over the land like an early morning fog.
Keeping watch, a few steps from the road with her skirt over the pedestal (基座), is Goldie Belle Taylor, her face weathered but otherwise in good condition. On this day, she is holding a bunch of pink rises because Goldie Belle always holds flowers. Someone makes sure of that.
“And she has had fresh flowers in her hands for the last 150 years.” Karen Biery lives in Damascus, about five miles west of Hope Cemetery. She’s written a book based on the legend of Goldie Belle Taylor titled Believe. In 1886, at the age of two, young Goldie Belle used her hands to sop up (抹去) the left over elderberry juice from her father’s iron kettle. She died not long after from poisoning. She was the love of her dad’s life, and he was so upset that he sold the family farm to buy the Italian made statue, which today marks her grave.
At first, it was her father who brought the flowers and laid them in her hands. When he died in 1896, the flowers kept coming. Her flowers are different per season. Why do the flowers keep miraculously appearing? People have tried to find out by having camped by the statue, but not even the groundskeepers have been able to catch the criminal.
It’s said that a fairy arrives at Hope Cemetery looking for the grave of her birth mother. She comes across Goldie Belle’s statue.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 probably refers to________.

    1. A.
      her face in good condition
    2. B.
      her bunch of pink roses
    3. C.
      Goldie Belle Taylor is holding pink roses
    4. D.
      Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the third paragraph __________.

    1. A.
      her father was poisonous
    2. B.
      the iron kettle was poisonous
    3. C.
      elderberry juice was poisonous
    4. D.
      it was her father that hated her
  3. 3.

    After her father died, the flowers in the hands of Goldie Belle Taylor_______.

    1. A.
      usually change
    2. B.
      were stolen
    3. C.
      are no longer fresh
    4. D.
      come from a criminal
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      A fairy brings the flowers.
    2. B.
      The mystery of Goldie’s flowers.
    3. C.
      What happens to the girl?
    4. D.
      How do the flowers get there?
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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,   1  all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   2  his strong-minded grandfather was nearly  3  , he loaded his family into the car and   4   them to see family members in Canada with a   5  , “there are more important things in life than money”.
The   6  took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to  7   house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  8     that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset.To his surprise, they weren’t.  9     , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather’s.What they 10   was how warm the people were in the house and how  11    of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding that family stories have surprising power to help children
  12   hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   13    in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in storytelling events and festivals.
A university   14   of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 15  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The  16  is telling the stories in a way children can 17   . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that  18  , “ When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow.” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children 20   they should take from the story and what the moral is.

【小题1】
A.missedB.lost C.forgotD.ignored
【小题2】
A.when B.whileC.howD.why
【小题3】
A.friendlessB.worthlessC.pennilessD.homeless
【小题4】
A.fetchedB.allowedC.expectedD.took
【小题5】
A.hopeB.promiseC.suggestionD.belief
【小题6】
A.taleB.agreementC.arrangementD.report
【小题7】
A.largeB.smallC.newD.grand
【小题8】
A.surprisedB.annoyedC.disappointedD.worried
【小题9】
A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.InsteadD.Otherwise
【小题10】
A.talked aboutB.cared aboutC.wrote aboutD.heard about
【小题11】
A.much B.manyC.little D.few
【小题12】
A.beyondB.overC.behindD.through
【小题13】
A.argumentB.skillC.interestD.anxiety
【小题14】
A.studyB.designC.committeeD.staff
【小题15】
A.provideB.retellC.supportD.refuse
【小题16】
A.troubleB.giftC.factD.trick
【小题17】
A.performB.writeC.bearD.question
【小题18】
A.meansB.endsC.beginsD.proves
【小题19】
A.needsB.activitiesC.judgmentsD.habits
【小题20】
A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whom

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Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting①for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O’Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive②selections for the midseason showcase.
Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb.19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and reigning MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.
Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection③ in his left big toe. It’s the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Toronto.
Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami’s Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.
Notes:
①    ballot  vi. 投票
②    consecutive  adj. 连续的
③    infection  n. 传染,感染

  1. 1.

    Yao Ming’s got _______ Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday.

    1. A.
      the same votes as
    2. B.
      more votes than
    3. C.
      less votes than
    4. D.
      no more than
  2. 2.

    Yao Ming and _______ belong to the Houston Rockets.

    1. A.
      Kobe Bryant
    2. B.
      Tracy McGrady
    3. C.
      Shaquille O’Neal
    4. D.
      Steve Nash
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage?

    1. A.
      Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for the 54th NBA All-Star game.
    2. B.
      Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting.
    3. C.
      It’s the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China.
    4. D.
      Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast① fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated②worth of more than $ 40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat③for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
①    vast  adj. 巨额的
②    estimate  v. 估计,估价
③    feat  n. 功绩,壮举
④    financially  adv. 财政上,金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:

  1. 1.

    Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?

    1. A.
      to improve the health of population in America alone
    2. B.
      to improve the health of population all over the world
    3. C.
      to avoid leaving his children too much money
    4. D.
      to spare the American government the burden of health care
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, which of the following is right?

    1. A.
      Americans should care about people in other countries
    2. B.
      Americans should treat fellow citizens well
    3. C.
      Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
    4. D.
      Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune
  3. 3.

    Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of       __.

    1. A.
      his weakening health condition
    2. B.
      his parents’ suggestions
    3. C.
      his great success in business
    4. D.
      his concerns for suffering people
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, which word can be used to describe Bill Gates?

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      kind-hearted
    3. C.
      strong-minded
    4. D.
      confident
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