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I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, bel

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I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs(十二生肖). Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.
   Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.
   Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.
    Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated (提名)for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!
    Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.
小题1: The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.
A.sadB.confusedC.seriousD.humorous
小题2: We may know from the passage that ______.
A.people in England like pigs more than other animals
B.pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine
C.pigs are the first animals raised by man
D.more people don’t want to eat pigs now
小题3:The underlined sentence “pigs might fly!” in the fifth paragraph means “______”.
A.What you have just said is impossible
B.Pigs are great animals
C.I don’t understand your words
D.I can’t agree with you more
小题4:Which diagram shows the structure(结构) of the passage?
         
     A         B        C          D
答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
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The famous movie star Audrey Hepburn has been honored as the most beautiful woman ever.She has natural beauty, character and figure, but there is something about Hepburn’s smile that is specially striking and beautiful.
Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium.After her parents divorced(离婚), Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl school.After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London and later began life as a model.She did well as a model until the film producers came calling.Discovered by a producer, she was given a small part in a European film in 1948.Later, she went to America to try her luck there.Audrey became popular in the US with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953.This film turned out to be a success and she won an Oscar for Best Actress.The film was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 Funny Face.In 1959, she received yet another nomination(提名) for her role in Nun’s Story.Audrey reached the highest level when she played Holly Golightly in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961.For this she received another nomination.One of Audrey’s most wonderful roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady in 1964.Her co—star Rex Harrison once was asked to name his favorite leading lady.Without hesitation, he replied, “Audrey Hpburn in My Fair Lady”.At the end of the sixties, Audrey decided to stop acting while she was on top.In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador(大使) of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会), helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she kept until 1993.She was named in People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.Her last film was Always in 1989.Audrey Hepburn died on January 20,1993, in Switzerland.
She had made a total of 31 high quality movies.Her style will always be remembered in the film history.
小题1:What does the underlined word “striking” in paragraph 1 mean?
A.打击的B.显著的C.罢工的D.吸引人的
小题2:How many film names are mentioned in this passage?
A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven
小题3:Hepburn used to be a _________.
A.nurseB.modelC.teacherD.writer
小题4:Which is the correct order according to Hepburn’s experiences?
a.decided to stop acting
b.given a small part in a European film
c.her parents divorced
d.named in People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world
e.went to a ballet school in London
A.e-c-a-d-bB.c-e-b-a-d
C.c-b-e-a-dD.c-e-a-b-d

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Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36 life. Mother was very careful about spending money.   37 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38  while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves. 
One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even 39 to her, so she decided to go   40 with Jane to make Jane happy.
On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41 in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42  there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44 them, so she refused.
Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45  when suddenly the snowfield began to  46 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47  the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49  because she had hurt her head seriously and  50 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51 and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52 , but Mother died.
Every time I   53 the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel  54 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55 Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.
小题1:
A.happyB.healthyC.busyD.meaningful
小题2:
A.MoreoverB.HoweverC.AnywayD.Though
小题3:
A.writingB.houseworkC.workD.research
小题4:
A.unfriendlyB.loyalC.kindD.cruel
小题5:
A.skatingB.dancingC.hikingD.skiing
小题6:
A.allB.bothC.eitherD.every
小题7:
A.now thatB.in caseC.as thoughD.even if
小题8:
A.searchedB.examinedC.foundD.caught
小题9:
A.payB.manageC.affordD.stand
小题10:
A.mountainB.farmlandC.playgroundD.snowfield
小题11:
A.changeB.meltC.shakeD.jump
小题12:
A.escapedB.passedC.experiencedD.overcame
小题13:
A.butB.soC.sinceD.while
小题14:
A.in despairB.in dangerC.in peaceD.in ruins
小题15:
A.hairB.bloodC.tearsD.jewels
小题16:
A.carefullyB.slowlyC.immediatelyD.hardly
小题17:
A.criedB.diedC.wokeD.survived
小题18:
A.find outB.think ofC.suffer fromD.come across
小题19:
A.satisfiedB.curiousC.anxiousD.painful
小题20:
A.admireB.envyC.rewardD.thank

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I’m Adam Gun from Istanbul, Turkey. I’m in a good school. And at the age of 15, in my first year of high school. I’m a great fan of tennis and cycling. I play tennis twice a week for two hours each time. Sometimes I want to play more, but I just keep playing for hours on end, never getting tired of doing it. This is one of the rare things I love in my life, in addition to cycling.
Like tennis, I find that I’m able to ride for ever and ever. Since Istanbul is made up of large and small hills, it’s a nice challenge to ride my bike every day. Although there aren’t many cycling places in Istanbul, I’m lucky enough to live near the biggest park. It’s downhill from my house to the park and I enjoy cycling up as much as floating down, because it’s challenging.
Now I have been thinking about being a lawyer and following my father’s footsteps, but I just don’t think I’m into it. I have heard people tell me over and over again: If you want to be happy with your life, you need to like and enjoy your job. Well, I’m not sure about the fact that I will enjoy being a lawyer when I grow up. I’m just not the type of person who sits down and studies for hours. So I just need opinions on whether to become a tennis player(hopefully), to become a cyclist(hopefully) or to become a lawyer.
小题1:We can know that Adam Gun is satisfied with ______.
A.his friendsB.his choice to be a lawyerC.his schoolD.his favorite tennis star
小题2:According to the passage, Adam Gun believes that cycling in Istanbul______.
A.need skillsB.needs good preparationC.is easy but boringD.is difficult but challenging
小题3:What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?
A.I’m able to do it.B.I hate to do it.C.I’m confident about it.D.I’m interested in it.
小题4:What’s Adam Gun’s problem?
A.He isn’t certain about his future career.
B.He has no enough time to practise tennis.
C.His dad disagrees with his career choice.
D.He can’t concentrate on his study for hours.

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“I grew up on Jackson’s music and I still have all his stuff on My iPod. I think that Michael Jackson will go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers. His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways,sad personal life.”
Michael Jackson was a singer,songwriter,dancer and celebrity icon with a vast catalog of hit records and countless awards to his credit. Beyond that,he had transfixed the world like few entertainers before or since. As a solo performer,he had enjoyed a level of superstardom previously known  ——Barack Obama
only to Elvis Presley,the Beatles and  Frank Sinatra.
Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the 80s’,and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958.The fifth and youngest son of steelworker Joe Jackson,Michael displayed a talent for music and dance from an extremely young age. His father began to organize a family musical group around his three eldest sons in 1962,and Michael joined them the following year,quickly establishing himself as a dynamic stage performer. Dubbed the Jackson 5,the group signed to Motown in 1968 and issued their debut single in October 1969,when Michael was just 11 years old. I Want You Back,ABC,The Love You Save and I’ll Be There all hit number one in 1970,making the Jackson 5 the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts. Later in 1972,Jackson had his first number one solo single,Ben. In 1977,he met producer/composer Quincy Jones for the first time. With Jones producing,Jackson recorded his first solo album as an adult,Off the Wall.
Released(发行) in 1982,the Quincy Jones produced Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall:the dance and rock tracks were more driving,the pop tunes and ballads softer and more soulful,and all of it was recognizably Michael. There was no surprise that Thriller was a hit;what was a surprise was its staying power .Jackson’s duet with McCartney,The Girl Is Mine,was a natural single choice,and it peaked at number two;then Billie Jean and the Van Halen track Beat It both hit number one,for seven and three weeks respectively.
Michael Jackson died from heart disease on June 25 at age 50.
小题1:What does Barack Obama mean by saying “His brilliance as a performance also was paired with a tragic and in many ways,sad personal life”?
A.Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career as well as in life.
B.Michael Joseph Jackson was a success in his career.
C.Michael Joseph Jackson led a happy life.
D.Michael Joseph Jackson gained a lot in his career,but he also suffered a lot in his life.
小题2:According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?
A.Barack Obama likes Michael Jackson’s song very much.
B.Barack Obama and Michael Jackson are good friends.
C.Michael is good at music as well as at dance.
D.Michael Jackson had his first number one solo single when he was 14 years old.
小题3:Choose the right time order of the following events.
a.Barack Obama,President of the US,assessed the whole life of Michael Jackson.
b.The family musical group signed to Motown.
c.Michael joined the family musical group.
d.His father began to organize a family musical group.
e.Thriller became a hit.
A.a-c-e-b-d  B.d-c-b-e-a
C.b-e-a-c-d  D.d-e-b-c-a
小题4:What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
A.Michael Jackson’s job.B.How Michael Jackson performed.
C.Michael Jackson’s great achievements. D.Michael Jackson’s life.

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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 later,   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 free   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.obtainedB.developedC.curedD.recovered
小题2:
A.takingB.lockingC.findingD.leaving
小题3:
A.more thanB.less thanC.other than D.rather than
小题4:
A.got B.turnedC.lovedD.changed
小题5:
A.LuckilyB.SuddenlyC.EventuallyD.Jokingly
小题6:
A.materialB.expensiveC.realD.special
小题7:
A.happyB.thoughtfulC.desertedD.wasted
小题8:
A.angryB.sharpC.actualD.proper
小题9:
A.handsomeB.richC.caringD.ordinary
小题10:
A.flowB.riseC.flyD.move
小题11:
A.outB.fromC.upD.down
小题12:
A.defendB.becomeC.discussD.argue
小题13:
A.confidenceB.courageC.beliefD.strength
小题14:
A.feedB.loveC.careD.raise
小题15:
A.HowB.WhatC.WhyD.Which
小题16:
A.angrilyB.comfortably C.quietlyD.excitedly
小题17:
A.earliestB.nearestC.bestD.hardest
小题18:
A.patB.lessonC.kissD.present
小题19:
A.judgeB.sayC.rememberD.respect
小题20:
A.soB.andC.butD.or

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