As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine so

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As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son 36 a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time la

ter, 37 him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39 to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 40 he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing 41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally 42__ life!”

As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _ 43 judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most 44 most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the f

ree 45 of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come 46 somewhere.

I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to 47 an alcoholic. One day I get up my 48 to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to 49 you. 50 on earth did he do that you became such a special person?

Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my _52 memories as

a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53 and said, “I love you, son.”

Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to 54 Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind, 55 he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

小题1:

A．obtained

B．developed

C．cured

D．recovered

小题2:

A．taking

B．locking

C．finding

D．leaving

小题3:

A．more than

B．less than

C．other than

D．rather than

小题4:

A．got

B．turned

C．loved

D．changed

小题5:

A．Luckily

B．Suddenly

C．Eventually

D．Jokingly

小题6:

A．material

B．expensive

C．real

D．special

小题7:

A．happy

B．thoughtful

C．deserted

D．wasted

小题8:

A．angry

B．sharp

C．actual

D．proper

小题9:

A．handsome

B．rich

C．caring

D．ordinary

小题10:

A．flow

B．rise

C．fly

D．move

小题11:

A．out

B．from

C．up

D．down

小题12:

A．defend

B．become

C．discuss

D．argue

小题13:

A．confidence

B．courage

C．belief

D．strength

小题14:

A．feed

B．love

C．care

D．raise

小题15:

A．How

B．What

C．Why

D．Which

小题16:

A．angrily

B．comfortably

C．quietly

D．excitedly

小题17:

A．earliest

B．nearest

C．best

D．hardest

小题18:

A．pat

B．lesson

C．kiss

D．present

小题19:

A．judge

B．say

C．remember

D．respect

小题20:

A．so

B．and

C．but

D．or

答案

小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C

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One summer several years ago, my family was enjoying a barbecue on the beach. After the barbecue, my father-in-law invited me to go fishing. Fishing was his hobby, but I   36  went fishing. We walked a little way along the beach and reached a rock by the shore, and I    37   the hook into the sea from there. Frankly speaking, I am a (n)   38  person, and although I had not felt a tug (猛拽) on the line, I reeled up the hook after five minutes or so. I had caught    39 . It was a starfish. It trembled uneasily when I   40  the hook from its ugly mouth. I threw the starfish back into the sea. After another five minutes I caught another starfish and I threw it back again.
After a while, I caught yet another starfish. That was 41 time, and this time I really got angry. I hit the starfish on the rock   42  throwing it into the sea. I was not in the   43  to continue fishing any more.
When I was   44  the fishing tools, I noticed a little girl looking at the starfish on the rock. We   45  looks with each other. The little girl spoke to me in a   46  voice. “Sir, would you mind if I   47  the starfish back into the sea?”“Not at all,” I replied. “"But you know, there are too many starfish in the sea, and they eat many shellfish.   48 , they look so ugly. I don"t like them.”
“I understand,” said the little girl. “But if the starfish cannot get back to the sea, it will be   49  by the sun and die. My dead grandfather once told me that there are no living creatures that have no right to exist in the world. God   50  every creature because it was needed by nature. Poisonous snakes, spiders, and starfish were born into this world with a certain   51  for their existence.”
“All right, dear, please throw the starfish back into the sea,” I said to the little girl, feeling   52 . The girl picked up the starfish and gently put it into the sea, and she  53  at me and said, “Thank you, sir.”
Many people like "cute" creatures such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, while they tend to dislike “ugly” creatures such as snakes, spiders, and starfish. However, the “cuteness” and “ugliness” of things are decided   54  only on one’s personal opinions. There are no living creatures that have no 55  in the world-- this is what I learned from the little girl.

小题1:

A．even

B．still

C．seldom

D．ever

小题2:

A．dragged

B．pulled

C．cast

D．pushed

小题3:

A．imaginable

B．careless

C．impatient

D．confident

小题4:

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

小题5:

A．received

B．released

C．replaced

D．relaxed

小题6:

A．a second

B．the second

C．the third

D．a third

小题7:

A．other than

B．instead of

C．more than

D．except for

小题8:

A．sense

B．hope

C．mood

D．peace

小题9:

A．putting off

B．putting out

C．putting in

D．putting away

小题10:

A．changed

B．exchanged

C．experienced

D．arranged

小题11:

A．frightened

B．hopeless

C．puzzled

D．hesitating

小题12:

A．put

B．threw

C．cast

D．dropped

小题13:

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Besides

D．Still

小题14:

A．died out

B．worn out

C．turned out

D．dried out

小题15:

A．protected

B．blessed

C．created

D．admitted

小题16:

A．idea

B．excuse

C．purpose

D．ability

小题17:

A．very satisfied

B．a little ashamed

C．quite angry

D．a bit tired

小题18:

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．looked

D．laughed

小题19:

A．carrying

B．based

C．depended

D．following

小题20:

A．value

B．right

C．price

D．life

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He"s an old cobbler （修鞋匠） with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris．When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I haven"t time．Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; he"ll fix them for you right away．”
But I"d had my eye on his shop for a long time．Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman． “No,” I replied, “the other fellow can"t do it well．”
“The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” — without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys．They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap （鞋带） you might as well just throw away the pair．
My man saw I wouldn"t give in, and he smiled．He wiped his hands on his blue apron （围裙）, looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week．”
I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf．
“See what I can do?” he said with pride． “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work．”
When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me．He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft．
These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption （消费） rather than a way to realize their own abilities．In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done．
小题1:Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

A．He was equipped with the best repairing tools．

B．He was the only cobbler in the Marais．

C．He was proud of his skills．

D．He was a native Parisian．

小题2:The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend．” （ paragraph 7 ） implies that______

A．nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B．it was difficult to communicate with this man

C．the man was very strange

D．the man was too old

小题3:According to the author, many people work just to__________．

A．realize their abilities	B．gain happiness
C．make money	D．gain respect

小题4:This story wants to tell us that__________．

A．craftsmen make a lot of money	B．whatever you do, do it well
C．craftsmen need self-respect	D．people are born equal

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You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．
I went to work feeling 31 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It" s the same thing over and over again． 32 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 33 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 34 a lot of us 35 but we manage to deal with it．
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very 36 near where I keep the dirty 37 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 38 running all over the house, it was crazy． 39 these elderly women were watching 40 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．
When they 41 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 42 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
43 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 44 and gentle voice, "You are going places．And that was it．They left the 45 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 46 to believe in myself．They 47 my spirit from being down and gave me a 48 to keep on working hard．
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in 49 until I had a degree．I"m now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 50 . And the best thing is: I"m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．

小题1:

A．tired

B．excited

C．up

D．down

小题2:

A．Dealing

B．Helping

C．Talking

D．Meeting

小题3:

A．sat

B．seated

C．laid

D．seating

小题4:

A．attract

B．avoid

C．adjust

D．annoy

小题5:

A．employees

B．customers

C．boss

D．employers

小题6:

A．table

B．box

C．spot

D．kitchen

小题7:

A．dishes

B．rooms

C．clothes

D．chairs

小题8:

A．men

B．women

C．servers

D．people

小题9:

A．And

B．Otherwise

C．But

D．So

小题10:

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．why

小题11:

A．finished

B．completed

C．ordered

D．got

小题12:

A．place

B．grade

C．mark

D．position

小题13:

A．Before

B．While

C．As

D．After

小题14:

A．confident

B．loud

C．low

D．pleasant

小题15:

A．kitchen

B．house

C．restaurant

D．table

小题16:

A．ability

B．courage

C．imagination

D．time

小题17:

A．put down

B．picked up

C．took over

D．pointed out

小题18:

A．cause

B．reason

C．present

D．permission

小题19:

A．television

B．government

C．school

D．restaurant

小题20:

A．company

B．station

C．show

D．advertisement

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Liu Jiaoyang, 16, carefully winds a bobbin（绕线筒） with thread, places it on her sewing machine （缝纫机） and then presses her foot down to begin sewing．While she" s doing this, she pretends to guide fabric （布料）through the machine．Liu looks forward to the class when she can work on a piece of real cloth, and make a beautiful dress．
Each Tuesday afternoon, after the bell rings for the fourth period, Liu becomes a fashion designer．At the same time, the rest of the students at the High School Attached to Yunnan Normal University in Kunming are also having classes a little bit different from the usual ones．Some students dance, others create robots, and still others review films．These are just a few of the other 27 elective （选修的） courses besides Liu"s sewing class that the school began to offer last month．
"The fashion design class has become the bright point of my week．I learn how to choose colors and fabrics （织物） as well as sewing and sketching （素描） skills．It"s all helping me to realize the dream of becoming a fashion designer I" ve had since I was a little girl, " Liu said．
Design is Liu" s favorite, but for other students the electives are interesting lessons which relieve （舒缓） the pressures of schoolwork．Some students, for example, are learning how to play bridge．Chen Xi,15, is one of them．She said, "Many people think that playing a card game like this in class is a waste of time．But in fact, bridge is a very challenging game that helps develop memory and math skills．"
小题1:How often do the students have elective classes?
A．Once a week B

．Once a month C．Once a term D．Once a year
小题2:How many elective courses had the school offered by last month?

A．27

B．28

C．26

D．25

小题3:Why did the students like to have elective classes?

A．Because the elective classes are easier．

B．Because they needn"t do any homework in the elective classes．

C．Because they can get an opportunity to relieve their pressures．

D．Because they want to be fashion designers in the future．

小题4:According to the passage many people think____in class is a waste of time．

A．dancing	B．creating robots
C．playing a card game	D．reviewing films

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It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 37 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 38 it. You could hear the faint 39 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 40 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 41 and I was able to 42 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 43 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 44 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 45 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to 46 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 47 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 48 . It really made the 49 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 50 . I had 51 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 52 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 55 he saved my sister’s.

小题1:

A．picking

B．warming

C．catching

D．setting

小题2:

A．bitterly

B．hardly

C．gently

D．perfectly

小题3:

A．challenged

B．witnessed

C．enjoyed

D．hated

小题4:

A．ceremony

B．tradition

C．victory

D．laughter

小题5:

A．windy

B．bright

C．dark

D．cloudy

小题6:

A．quiet

B．quality

C．impression

D．significance

小题7:

A．rely

B．focus on

C．insist on

D．put on

小题8:

A．let out

B．held on

C．participated in

D．took place

小题9:

A．close to

B．out of

C．into

D．towards

小题10:

A．able

B．frightened

C．content

D．proud

小题11:

A．evaluate

B．worry

C．scream

D．escape

小题12:

A．Accidentally

B．Normally

C．Generally

D．Somehow

小题13:

A．sped up

B．rose up

C．broke down

D．wore out

小题14:

A．moment

B．contest

C．comment

D．technique

小题15:

A．advancing

B．breathing

C．concluding

D．dreaming

小题16:

A．that

B．none

C．neither

D．it

小题17:

A．hit

B．recognized

C．missed

D．acknowledged

小题18:

A．how

B．what

C．when

D．why

小题19:

A．actions

B．emotions

C．attitudes

D．thoughts

小题20:

A．if

B．because

C．as if

D．so that

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