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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽灵） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cr

y and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然关上） the door behind him.
小题1:.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs becau

se .

A．she did not need to do any housework

B．she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear

C．she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework

D．she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume

小题2:.
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?

A．She had the costume made tonight.

B．It was comfortable to wear.

C．It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.

D．It was effective for the fancy dress.

小题3:.
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped .

A．the man would realize she was alone

B．to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost

C．the man would recognize her

D．the man would not close the door of the storeroom

小题4:.
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?

A．Satisfied

B．Frightened

C．Worried

D．Disappointed.

答案

小题1:.D
小题1:.D
小题1:.C
小题1:.B

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Donna Simpson weighs more than 600 pounds and aims to reach 1，000 pounds．The New Jersey woman is carrying a series of activities to become the world’s fattest living woman，admitting that she is as hungry for attention as she is for calorie-rich food．
Donna，who wears XXXXXXXL dresses, eats pounds of junk food and tries to move as little as possible．The 42-year-old woman is a model on a website，where a

dmirers and the curious can pay to watch videos of her eating food or walking to the car．She appeare

d in TV interviews and
said she welcomed media coverage．
Simpson has submitted a claim to the Guinness World Records for the title of the world’s heaviest woman to give birth．Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1，800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their
deaths．
You might expect her husband to advise her to lose weight，but it is the other way round．To achieve her goal，Donna says she will need to eat up to 12，000 calories a day，compared to 2000 calories that a normal woman needs．
When she came across the website which made very fat women widely known，she came to know there were many women faced with the same problems．And after she admitted her real size，e-mails from people poured in．They sent her gifts through the post，expressing their care
for her．Donna was not feeling sorry for her goal，though she might risk her own life in the process．However, some have a different voice in Donna’s behavior．They hold that it is more important to do something useful than to become popular．After all，there are so many children faced with the shortage of food throughout the world．
小题1:. . One reason why Donna Simpson wants to be the heaviest woman is that .

A．she is fond of challenging herself

B．she wants to advertise for food

C．she is crazy about public attention

D．she hopes to make fat women confident

小题2:. . We can learn from the passage that ．

A．Simpson is much fatter than any other woman

B．Simpson’s videos can be watched on the Internet

C．Simpson has broken the Guinness World Record

D．Simpson’s husband is strongly against her plan

小题3:. . What can we infer from the passage?

A．Simpson will go on a diet to keep fit

B．There’s no way for one to reach 1000 pounds

C．Most people take pity on Simpson

D．Simpson will take measures to achieve her goal

小题4:. . The author’s attitude towards Donna Simpson would be ．

A．negative

B．uncertain

C．encouraging

D．annoying

小题5:. . What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Meet with the fattest person in the world

B．What’s the matter with Donna Simpson?

C．A US woman decided to be the world’s heaviest

D．The super-sized model planned to lose weight

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I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I felt blindly in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had 31 the search of jailers (people who guard prisoners). I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could 32 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those.
I 33 through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, 34 and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and 35 the match, his eyes accidentally locked with mine. At that moment, I 36 . I don"t know why I did that. Perhaps it was 37 , perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 38 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a 39 jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn"t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and 40 a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed 41 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I kept smiling

at him, now 42 of him as a person and not just a jailer. “Do you have 43 ?” he asked. “Yes, here.” I took out my wallet

and nervously felt for the 44 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes were 45 with tears. I said that I 46 that I"d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. 47 came to his eyes, too. 48 , without another word, he 49 my cell and silently led me out. There, at the edge of town, he 50 me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
My life was saved by a smile. Yes, the smile ― the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people.
小题1:..

A．caught

B．broken

C．met

D．escaped

小题2:.

A．barely

B．consequently

C．continuously

D．constantly

小题3:..

A．saw

B．looked

C．went

D．broke

小题4:.

A．trembled

B．ignored

C．shrugged

D．hesitated

小题5:..

A．struck

B．seized

C．counted

D．found

小题6:.

A．sobbed

B．smelled

C．sighed

D．smiled

小题7:.

A．defence

B．delight

C．nervousness

D．despair

小题8:..

A．hard

B．easy

C．simple

D．clear

小题9:..

A．humor

B．spark

C．hatred

D．sense

小题10:..

A．spread

B．generated

C．brought

D．Forced

小题11:.

A．near

B．distant

C．away

D．up

小题12:.

A．afraid

B．sure

C．aware

D．awake

小题13:.

A．enemies

B．pets

C．friends

D．kids

小题14:..

A．photos

B．drawings

C．films

D．outlines

小题15:.

A．fixed

B．blocked

C．filled

D．packed

小题16:.

A．hoped

B．feared

C．wondered

D．annoyed

小题17:.

A．Anger

B．Sadness

C．Sympathy

D．Tears

小题18:.

A．Accidentally

B．Instantly

C．Suddenly

D．Occasionally

小题19:.

A．grasped

B．unlocked

C．shut

D．fastened

小题20:.

A．offended

B．saved

C．shot

D．released

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I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl 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. 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 s

tarted school. Some kids picked 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 decided 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, position, 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 th

e boy laughed at the author.

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

D．Because she 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 began to go to school.	B．When she was 47 years old.
C．When she grew up.	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．dismissed

B．increased

C．decreased

D．discriminated

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

A．Angry.

B．Calm.

C．Painful.

D．Discouraged.

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Do you ever wonder how some things came about? For instance, who figured out that there was something worth eating inside a banana peel? Or how astonishing do you have to be to discover that an artichoke has edible parts? Well, we may not know how either of those foods was discovered, but we do know how potato chips were invented.
Potato chips originated in New England as one man’s variation on the French-fried potatoes, and their production was the result not of a sudden inspiration of cooking invention but of a fit of annoyance.
It was the summer of 1853 and Commodore Vanderbilt, a wealthy railroad magnate, was vacationing at a hotel named Moon Lake Lodge in New York. On the restaurant menu were French-fried potatoes, prepared in the thick-cut French style that was popularized in France in the 1700s and enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson as ambassador to that country.
At dinner one night, Vanderbilt complained that his French-fried potatoes were cut too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. Offended by his snobbyguest, chef George Crum decided he would give Mr. Vanderbilt exactly what he asked for! He decided to annoy the guest by producing French fries too thin and crisp. The chef angrily gather

ed up some potatoes and sliced them paper-thin. He threw the slices into hot oil to fry, drained and salted them and then personally served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt.
Surprised to see the chef in the dining room, the other diners fell into silence and everyone held their breath, waiting for Vanderbilt’s reaction.
Vanderbilt immediately popped a crisp potato slice into his mouth and the loud “Crunch” broke the silence. He continued to crunch away, delighted with his new dish. The plan backfired. Vanderbilt was interested in the browned, paper-thin potatoes. Clapping a surprised Chef Crum on the back, Vanderbilt praised him on the impressive potatoes. And other diners requested Crum’s potato chips, which began to appear on the menu as “Saratoga Chips”, a house specialty. Soon they were packaged and sold, first locally, then throughout the New England area. Crum eventually opened his own restaurant, featuring chips. At that time, potatoes were peeled and sliced by hand. It was the invention of the mechanical potato peeler in the 1920s that paved the way for potato chips to rise quickly from a small specialty item to a top-selling snack food.
小题1:.
The author wrote the first paragraph to .

A．tell us how potato chips were invented

B．introduce the topic dealt with in the passage

C．give examples of how some things came about

D．explain why we do know how those foods were discovered

小题2:.
. According to the passage, chef George Crum .

A．invented potato chips by accident

B．opened his own restaurant, featuring potatoes

C．served the new dish to Mr. Vanderbilt in private

D．helped promote potato chips to a top-selling snack

小题3:.
. The production of potato chips was the result of .

A．Mr. Vanderbilt’s praise for the new dish

B．Thomas Jefferson’s appreciation of the French Fries

C．George Crum’s anger at Mr. Vanderbilt

D．the invention of the mechanical potato peeler

小题4:.
The underlined word “backfired” in the 6^th paragraph probably means .

A．developed in a successful way	B．made a big difference
C．happened in a particular way	D．had an opposite result

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During my many contacts with people in China, I have been asked by two different people what I would recommend to them so that they could be happy. One of these people was my student and friend who began her question by saying I always appeared happy to her. She then asked how I could be this way and if I could teach her how to be happy all

the time. The other inquiry was basically the same and came from the secretary of a company for which I was doing some work.
The first one to ask was my student and in thinking about an answer I even explored in class the idea of optimism and pessimism, of people who feel the glass is always half full and those who think it is half empty. It was easy to show that different people react differently to the same situations and conditions but that didn’t bring me much closer to understanding why.
About two months later I was riding to the airport in a taxi with the company secretary who asked me the same question and it made me think. Why did both these ladies feel they needed help to become happy? Indeed, why did either of them think they were not happy? Why did they choose to ask this question of me? Why are some people generally happy while others are not?
Certainly if someone is healthy, it might be expected that they are happy, and this is probably true. However, some people hav

e money and health but have a miserable disposition that makes it difficult for them to have friends and meaningful relationships. Similarly, one would expect those who have little to complain about their fate and many do, but others are able to enjoy what they have and enjoy life. It seems the difference must lie within the people. What we may be looking at is acceptance of a personal set of circ

umstances and the contentment which flows from that. It should not mean, however, that those people cannot wish for something better.
If the difference between people who are happy and those who are not lies within the people themselves, can happiness be learned? I think there are things we can do, such as dreaming of the future, which can give us the sort of positive outlook which will generally make us happy people.
小题1: According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．The author was once asked how to be healthy and wealthy by two people.

B．The author came to realize why people responded differently to happiness.

C．Those who think the glass is always half empty are optimistic.

D．Those who feel the glass is always half full are pessimistic.

小题2:. The underlined word “disposition” in the fourth paragraph means .

A．character

B．habit

C．reputation

D．fate

小题3: The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to .

A．the idea of pessimism	B．the attitude towards happiness
C．the satisfaction within	D．the appearance of happiness

小题4:. What will the author most probably talk about after the last paragraph?

A．Learning how to be happy.	B．Accepting the present situation.
C．Developing meaningful relationships.	D．Going after the dream.

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