Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant (顾问) and life was

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Zoe Cha

mbers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant (顾问) and life was going well—she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. “The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through,” she said. “After everything I’d done for the company, they dismissed me by text

! I was so angry and I just didn’t feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life.”
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in northwest Wales. Zoë jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
“The moment I arrived at Kathy’s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay,”said Zoe.“Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless.”
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. “It’s a hard life, physically very tiring,” she says.“In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy’s wonderful dinners.”
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been teaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing—watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says,“It’s one of the most moving experiences I’ve ever had. I could never go back to city life now.”
小题1: When she worked as a PR consultant in London, Zoë thought she lived a life.

A．meaningless

B．tough

C．boring

D．satisfying

小题2: The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy’s farm is that .

A．Kathy persuaded her to do so	B．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
C．Zoe got tired of the city life	D．Zoe loved Wales more than London

小题3: How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?

A．Physically tiring but rewarding.	B．Romantic and peaceful.
C．Mentally exhausting but healthy.	D．Tiresome and troublesome

小题4: Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.	B．A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
C．Kill two birds with one stone.	D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

答案

小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B

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On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans．Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: "This is it!"
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few months later, Jackson was dead．With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25．This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog （编目权）．
Jackson"s music was his most easily-seen source in the last months．“Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ．．．an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist．
The music"s immediate value was clear．Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5．9 million albums in the U．S．and another 4．5 million overseas．In the first weeks after his death, there were 5．6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia．Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan．His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift"s Fearless．
More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold．In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS．
Jackson"s estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-di

sc album of the same name．The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG．
Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit．Hundreds of Jackson"s personal belongings－his L．A．Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 Arena for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view．
The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47．5 million in 1985．Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1．7 to $2 billion．So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death．
Jackson"s future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music as well as the value of his image（肖像）．As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson"s fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events．
小题1:What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

A．Jackson died at the time as expected．

B．Only at death can an artist become famous．

C．Jackson became more famous at death than when he was alive．

D．Jackson’s unexpected death raised his value as an artist immediately．

小题2:All the fol

lowing is true EXCEPT that _____．
A．“This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave
B．Jackson has sold 10．4 million albums since June
C．Jackson’s L．A．Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold
D．Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future
小题3:What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Jackson’s album Number Ones beat Taylor Swift’s Fearless in 2003．

B．Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the second best seller of music albums of 2009．

C．AEG takes in more film profits from “This is it” than Jackson’s estate．

D．More Jackson’s music videos were sold than his ringtones right after his death．

小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Why Michael Jackson’s music is so popular all over the world．

B．How Michael Jackson has earned $90 million in the months since his death．

C．What Michael Jackson"s future earning potential is based on．

D．How much Michael Jackson earned in the first few months after his death．

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Several years ago, a farmer owned some land along the sea. He advertised for workers, but no one wanted to work for him. Most people didn’t want to work there 31 they didn’t like the bad storms. Finally, a

32 man, who looked weak and more than fifty years old, came to see the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well,

I   33  sleep well when the wind blows.” answered the little man.
Although the answer was strange, the farmer let the man stay to work. The little man worked   34  around the farm, busy from morning till evening. The farmer felt very pleased with his work.
Then one night the wind began to blow strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer   35  into the little man’s room. He shook the little man and cried, “Get up! A   36  is coming!”
The little man said slowly, “No sir, I told you----I can   37  well when the wind blows.”
The farmer was very angry, but he had to hurry outside to get ready for the storm. To his   38  , everything was ready outside.   39  could be blown away.
The farmer   40  what the man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind was still blowing.

小题1:

A．so

B．but

C．because

D．although

小题2:

A．big

B．little

C．young

D．strong

小题3:

A．can

B．must

C．need

D．should

小题4:

A．well

B．badly

C．loudly

D．clearly

小题5:

A．walked

B．rushed

C．moved

D．drove

小题6:

A．man

B．dog

C．ship

D．storm

小题7:

A．work

B．play

C．sleep

D．listen

小题8:

A．anger

B．pride

C．surprise

D．confidence

小题9:

A．Everything

B．Something

C．Anything

D．Nothing

小题10:

A．understood

B．preferred

C．heard

D．did

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An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate（忍受） the nuisance（讨

厌的人或事） of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly_21__，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired(退休) and was_22__when he could see or hear boys playing his_23_game，football. He would_24_ give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got_25_，for they could hardly believe_26_they were being paid to do something they__27_.
The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house，and went away__28__with their 25 Yuan. The third week when they came back，__29__，the old man said he hadn’t had much money__30__himself and sent them away with only 15 Yuan. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet 31 his paycheck from the government and gave them only 10 Yuan. The boys were very disappointed，but there was__32__much that they could do about it.
At the__33_of the fifth week，the boys came back and__34_at the old man’s door，waiting for their_35_.Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared. He_36_that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan_37_he had promised，but said he would give them 38 yuan each week without fail.
This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for only five yuan！” they yelled.“__39__！”
They stormed away and 40 played on the street again.
小题1:

A．hot

B．noisy

C．troublesome

D．naughty

小题2:

A．happiest

B．excited

C．encouraged

D．bored

小题3:

A．interesting

B．amusing

C．acceptable

D．favorite

小题4:

A．more ever

B．therefore

C．willingly

D．forever

小题5:

A．shouted

B．cried

C．excited

D．smiled

小题6:

A．how

B．when

C．that

D．what

小题7:

A．expected

B．enjoyed

C．admired

D．respected

小题8:

A．happily

B．thankfully

C．gratefully

D．tearfully

小题9:

A．but

B．in addition

C．however

D．besides

小题10:

A．earned

B．saved

C．remained

D．left

小题11:

A．received

B．accepted

C．paid

D．given

小题12:

A．not

B．no

C．so

D．very

小题13:

A．final

B．end

C．start

D．beginning

小题14:

A．kicked

B．hit

C．beat

D．knocked

小题15:

A．rewards

B．awards

C．checks

D．wages

小题16:

A．expressed

B．apologized

C．stated

D．expected

小题17:

A．as

B．like

C．when

D．though

小题18:

A．5

B．10

C．15

D．20

小题19:

A．No way

B．No possible

C．No problem

D．No play

小题20:

A．ever

B．never

C．still

D．keep

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Agnes Miller was one of the earliest leaders of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United States. She was born on a farm in Missouri in 1892. Strangely enough she had a very happy life as a child. She was the only daughter and the youngest child of five. Her parents and her brothers always treated her as their favorite.
In 1896 the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was an excellent student of mathematics. She also was quite skillful as a painter.
It was when Agnes went off to college that she first learned that women were not treated as equals. She didn’t like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major field—physics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman.
Agnes spent a full year looking for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters of anger to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties that women had in finding a job. And there she began her great fight for equal rights for women.
小题1:
Where did Agnes spend her childhood?

A．Missouri.

B．Chicago.

C．New York.

D．St. Louis and Chicago.

小题2:
At school, Agnes was good at .

A．physics and painting	B．maths and painting
C．writing and maths	D．physics and writing

小题3:
What happened in Agnes’s life when she was in college?

A．She learned to accept the fact that men and women were unequal.

B．She learned that it was impossible for a woman to be a scientist.

C．She came to know of the inequality between men and women.

D．She developed her personal way of writing.

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I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s this lady near my size!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize. I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids joked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I de

cided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have – a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, posi

tion, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
小题1:
Why did the mother apologize to the author?

A．Because the boy ran into the author.

B．Because the boy laughed at the author.

C．Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.

D．Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.

小题2:
When

did the author realize that she was too short?

A．When she grew up.

B．When she was 47 years old.

C．When she began to go to school.

D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.

小题3:
Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?

A．doubted

B．increased

C．decreased

D．improved

小题4:
.How does the author feel about people’s stares now?

A．Angry

B．Calm

C．Painful

D．Discouraged

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