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I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fa

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I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36  me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.  37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was  38  explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there  39  they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve  40 .”  I’d been so well respected, but  41  I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very  42  place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything  44  me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I  45  the same final, so he was  46  when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me  47  him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I  48  went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so  49 . My life had been so much devoted to  50  for so long, and I felt  51  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
 52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being  53  Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  54  and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how  55  it is to achieve real balance in life.
小题1:
A.promisedB.affordedC.showedD.left
小题2:
A.ThereforeB.AnyhowC.OtherwiseD.However
小题3:
A.quicklyB.gentlyC.partlyD.easily
小题4:
A.untilB.afterC.asD.so
小题5:
A.failedB.finishedC.triedD.changed
小题6:
A.suddenlyB.finallyC.immediatelyD.shortly
小题7:
A.secretB.quietC.lonelyD.dark
小题8:
A.seeB.getC.suggestD.understand
小题9:
A.defendedB.directedC.desertedD.disturbed
小题10:
A.watchedB.missedC.lostD.won
小题11:
A.disappointedB.worriedC.honoredD.delighted
小题12:
A.cheeringB.takingC.leadingD.passing
小题13:
A.justB.evenC.stillD.almost
小题14:
A.hopefulB.meaningfulC.difficultD.strange
小题15:
A.workB.familyC.matchesD.performances
小题16:
A.successfulB.thoughtfulC.thankfulD.peaceful
小题17:
A.NaturallyB.DoubtfullyC.DisagreeablyD.Unexpectedly
小题18:
A.employedB.comfortedC.valuedD.encouraged
小题19:
A.educationB.experienceC.relationship D.future
小题20:
A.importantB.interestingC.simpleD.surprising

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A 
解析

小题1:B  afford sb. sth.提供某人某物。句意:我工作很辛苦,但它能给我和我的家人提供一种极好的生活方式,选afforded。
小题2:D根据前后文:然而,一天下午我被叫到办公室,选However,表转折。
小题3:B由于是要辞退作者,礼貌起见,要用客气的语气表达,选gently。
小题4:C他们给我讲的时候我只是坐在那里,选as 引导时间状语从句。
小题5:A 我所能想到的就是我失败了,选failed。
小题6:A 我一直很受尊重,突然间我毫无价值了,选suddenly。
小题7:D解雇后的六个星期里,我处于暗无天日的境地,选dark。
小题8:A 我看得到有些事情需要做,但就是什么都不愿做,选see。
小题9:C 我向前看和看到事物中积极一面的信仰也抛弃了我,选deserted。
小题10:B 我错过了那场决赛时,他很难过。选missed。
小题11:D 所以这次我告诉他要去看他们比赛时,他很高兴,选delighted。
小题12:A 当他看见我为他加油时,他脸上的神情都难以置信,选cheering。
小题13:B 我甚至去另外一个城市看他的表演,选even。
小题14:B 这些时刻是极其有意义的,选meaningful。
小题15:A 我过去的生活太致力于工作了,选work。
小题16:C 我很感激,我的孩子们很开心欢迎我进入他们的世界,选thankful。 
小题17:D 出人意料的是,失业回报给我一种人生的目的感,选Unexpectedly。
小题18:C 我再次感受到一种受尊重感,根据again,选valued,与26选项句的value相呼应。
小题19:D 现在我更积极地面对自己的职业前景,选future。
小题20:A 失去工作只是让我认识到达到生活的真正平衡是非常的重要,选important。
举一反三
Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been rushed off their feet since Jackson"s death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star.
The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust(半身像) was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years.
But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson"s death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut.
The museum"s 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it.
Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage(朝圣). He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson"s death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.
"They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can"t stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable."
James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model.
He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.
小题1:Many people are streaming to see the Egyptian statue to ­­­­­_______.
A.satisfy their curiosity
B.show their respect to Jackson
C.enjoy the splendid Egyptian culture
D.learn about the history of Egyptian
小题2:The underlined words “rushed off their feet” in the first paragraph mean”______”.
A.extremely busyB.rather tired
C.very annoyedD.quite surprised
小题3:The statue is rapidly getting popular mainly because of ________.
A.Jackson’s deathB.its archaeological value
C.the InternetD.its long history
小题4:It can be inferred that the exhibits at the Ancient Egypt exhibition are classified by _________.
A.ageB.areaC.kindD.value

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Water costs money.In some places water is hard 16  .What 17  when a town has these problems?A small town in California found a happy  18  .
  Very 19 rain  fell there.The town had no water  of its 20 .The water it used was  21  from a river 300 miles away.As more people   22  live in the town,   23   water was needed.Now water   24  to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost  25  money.
  The town 26 a plan.It found 27   to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused  28  many ways.Five  29  lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go   30  .They  31 have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water 32  their crops.New factories can be built,because they have  33 .
  In most places,water is used and thrown 34 .The town that saved  35  water has saved the town!
小题1:
A.supplying B.gettingC.to getD.to supply
小题2:A.happens  B.happening  C is happened  D.happened
小题3:A.key     B.answer     C answering  D.way
小题4:
A.littleB.a littleC.fewD.a few
小题5:A. itself   B. own    C.it       D it’s
小题6:
A.fetchB.takeC.brought inD.guided
小题7:
A.come toB.came toC.coming toD.came for
小题8:
A.manyB.plenty ofC.more D.many more
小题9:
A.has B.hadC.must D.needed
小题10:
A.manyB.a fewC.a great manyD.a lot of
小题11:
A.put B.made C.supplyD.noticed
小题12:
A.a wayB.wayC.an answerD.a key
小题13:
A.forB.byC.atD.in
小题14:
A.man-makingB.man-makeC.man-madeD.man made
小题15:
A.boatingB.to boatC.to boatingD.on boating
小题16:
A.mustB.couldC.neededD.had to
小题17:
A.asB.withC.forD.to
小题18:
A.waterB.enough waterC.crops enoughD.enough crops
小题19:
A.offB.ofC.awayD.out of
小题20:
A.it’sB.itsC.one’sD.his

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Billy and Bobby were small boys. They were brothers, and they often fought each other.
Last Saturday their mother said to them, “I’m going to cook our lunch now, go out and play in the garden……and be good.”
“Yes, Mum,” the two boys answered, and they went out.
They played in the garden for half an hour, and then Billy ran in. “Mum,” he said, “Bobby’s broken a window in Mrs Allen’s house.” Mrs Allen was one of their neighbours.
“He’s a bad boy,” his mother said. “How did he break it?”
“I threw a stone at him,” Billy answered, “and he quickly moved down.”
小题1:Billy and Bobby were           .
A.sistersB.classmates C.not often kind to each otherD.always kind to each other
小题2:Last Saturday their mother asked them           .
A.not to play in the gardenB.to cook their lunch
C.not to go outD.to be good
小题3:          broke the window.
A.Mrs AllenB.BillyC.BobbyD.The mother
小题4:Mrs Allen was            .
A.Billy’s motherB.their neighbour C.their motherD.Bobby’s aunt

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My 4-year-old son now enjoys posting letters. He has formed the   36  of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then    37  the artwork in an envelope. He then insists on   38  his handwork to the neighbors, and a mail box he   39  belongs to the elderly couple who live next door. To be   40  , I didn’t think much of it, but I had   41  to warn my neighbors of the drawings   42  appearing in their letterboxes—I just didn’t have the   43  to do so, because I was a little busy recently.
On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I   44  Mary, my elderly neighbor,   45  at her mail box. She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me?” I was at once   46 , “Oh yes, Mary, it is. I’m sorry. I meant to tell you…” She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail. I’ve   47  every item he has sent. You don’t know how much   48  the letters has made my day. I just love them.” While I was walking down to school after our   49 , many thoughts came to me. Mary doesn’t have a lot to fill her days,   50  she was a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors. The small   51  of getting some mail—pictures drawn by the hand of a young child—has brought   52  to her days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.
I have decided that my son should   53  this practice. He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth as well. It will most   54  make their day.
It’s doing the little, simple things that can often make a big   55  in someone’s life.
小题1:
A.habitB.attitudeC.styleD.form
小题2:
A.hidingB.writingC.drawingD.putting
小题3:
A.handingB.holdingC.postingD.writing
小题4:
A.openedB.setC.choseD.saw
小题5:
A.kindB.surprisedC.carefulD.honest
小题6:
A.meant B.askedC.hatedD.refused
小题7:
A.actuallyB.suddenlyC.hardlyD.partly
小题8:
A.intelligenceB.strengthC.moneyD.time
小题9:
A.metB.visitedC.datedD.called
小题10:
A.cryingB.lyingC.laughingD.standing
小题11:
A.humorousB.embarrassedC.confusedD.amused
小题12:
A.copiedB.boughtC.keptD.examined
小题13:
A.receivingB.writingC.paintingD.exchanging
小题14:
A.reportB.expressionC.talkD.discussion
小题15:
A.unlessB.butC.soD.although
小题16:
A.chargeB.offerC.actD.help
小题17:
A.worthB.happinessC.valueD.future
小题18:
A.addB.methodC.continueD.judge
小题19:
A.certainlyB.unfortunatelyC.accidentally D.confidently
小题20:
A.pointB.differenceC.senseD.living

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One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck.He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.    
“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.    
The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.    
This insult (侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.    
Now, the judge, who heard the case, was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.   
Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well.Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”    
Wilson said he would not be.The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.    
“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”    
Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.    
Wilson waited for him to return with the money.He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.    
When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck.Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer.When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”
小题1:Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?
A.Wilson had hit him before.
B.He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.
C.Wilson was a stranger there.
D.Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.
小题2:Which of the following explanations has the closest meaning with the underlined word “properly”?
A.completelyB.correctlyC.immediatelyD.finally
小题3:The best title for this passage is ________.
A.I’ve passed my right on to you
B.The judge and Wilson
C.Wilson and the young man
D.The young man was set free

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