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Not long ago I wasn’t doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and negative thinking. While on the 36 , I met many new friends, but one in particular 37 . His nickname is Colorful Day and we 38 on the Web. He told me he lost his 39 at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed its door to him.
He was 40 so fast that I couldn’t believe he was blind! But he continued to 41 , “Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life. I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and 42 . So I developed a website about her life 43 mine called Three Days to See.”
I visited his website which was well 44 and vividly presented.
I asked, “How did you 45 to build such a website?” he said, “Owing to the new technology, I can use software specially 46 for the blind. 47 I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me. We can do far more things and 48 more information than we could before.”
I then asked, “Didn’t you have great difficulty with it?”
He hesitated and then began his 49 with a smiling face, “Yes, but I have faith in myself to 50 my colorful day, and modern technology gives me this medium and 51 to do it.”
His 52 attitude towards life made me believe that our fate offers not the cup of despair, 53 the chalice (大杯) of opportunity, I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and with 54 of a colorful future.
The Internet, which opened to me to 55 different lives and cultures, has a charm you couldn’t find in another wise non-virtual world.
36. A. Internet B. stage C. street D. farm
37. A. turns out B. stands out C. comes out D. looks out
38. A. argued B. interviewed C. told D. chatted
39. A. eyesight B. hearing C. hands D. legs
40. A. speaking B. typing C. saying D. spelling
41. A. follow B. read C. write D. copy
42. A. friendship B. marriage C. happiness D. hardships
43. A. as well as B. as good as C. as much as D. as long as
44. A. helped B. produced C. taken D. found
45. A. try B. come C. work D. manage
46. A. designed B. placed C. planned D. imagined
47. A. Weather B. However C. Whatever D. wherever
48. A. send B. get C. communicate D. exchange
49. A. lessons B. speeches C. words D. opinions
50. A. create B. produce C. recognize D. organize
51. A. time B. night C. opportunity D. advice
52. A. hopeful B. disappointed C. pleasant D. positive
53. A. but B. and C. so D. then
54. A. suggestions B. expectations C. anxieties D. apologies
55. A. touch B. feel C. experience D. suffer
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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 on outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships travelling 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), scientist find that five percent 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 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 supports some life.
However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible message 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 about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilizations 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. The underlined word “monitor” in the second paragraph means “ ”.
A. find B. follow C. check D. form
4. 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 are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.
D. Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 31 .She got up very early and arrived at the 32 at twenty to eight. She 33 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 34 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 35 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh. She 36 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy 37 joyfully. She then looked round for a 38 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 39 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 40 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 41 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 42 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 43 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 44 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 45 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 46 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 47 his directives .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 48 “Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 49 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words: “In order to keep the secretaries 50 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
1.A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
2.A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
3.A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
4.A. last B. second C. Third D. first
5. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
6.A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
7.A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
8. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
9. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
10.A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
11.A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
12. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
13.A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
14. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
15.A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
16. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
17.A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
18.A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
19.A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
20.A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits
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三：完形填空 (共20小题, 每小题1.5分, 满分30分)。
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 26 . She got up very early and arrived at the 27 at twenty to eight. She pushed the door open and found 28 there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her 29 . She was surprised to 30 a large bunch(束) of flowers on it. They were 31 . She picked the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried 32 . She then 33 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 34 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder. The day passed very 35 and Nancy did everything 36 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 37 herself to her work. Then came another 38 . When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, 39 the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to 40 the sender.
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 41 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 42 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 43 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 44 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 45 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk .” Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
26. A. disappointed B. excited C. encouraged D. surprised
27. A. office B. workshop C. classroom D. bookshop
28. A. everybody B. others C. nobody D. somebody
29. A. room B. desk C. seat D. place
30. A. pick B. cover C. smell D. find
31. A. old B. fresh C. good D. sweet
32. A. joyfully B. tearfully C. sadly D. repeatedly
33. A. looked up B. looked at C. looked around D. looked down
34. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
35. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
36. A. at B. to C. for D. with
37. A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made
38. A. Sunday B. Saturday C. Monday D. Tuesday
39. A. taking B. took C. replacing D. replaced
40. A. find out B. look down upon C. catch hold of D. understand
41. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
42.A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
43. A. said B. given C. used D. marked
44. A. glanced at B. stared at C. glared at D. lookedat
45. A. has ordered B. has demanded C. has decided D. has said