Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed, 36 cared to notic

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Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed,  36  cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.
Then one day, a  37  picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was  38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But  39  any pleasant answers, he was  40  with sunlight as well as  41 , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
Time flew by and years later, he saw a 42  sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some  43 ",he heard the traveler say.
"What are you  44  ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was  45  him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side,  46  no one ever spoke to him like that.
"Who is this?" The man was  47
"This is me, the seed. "
"The seed?" The man looked at the big  48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree ！
"  49 ?"
"Yes! Why else do you think people  50  here?"
"What do they come here for?"
"To  51 your shade! Don"t tell me you didn"t know you had  52 over time. "
A moment passed, and the traveler"s words made him think a lot.
The seed, now a big tree, thought and  53  for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.
"Oh! That means I"m not a(n)  54  seed anymore! Wow! I"m a big tree now. That"s the  55  that I really want !"

小题1:

A．everybody

B．nobody

C．someone

D．anything

小题2:

A．wind

B．bird

C．boy

D．man

小题3:

A．confused

B．glad

C．excited

D．hurt

小题4:

A．except for

B．because of

C．instead of

D．in case of

小题5:

A．made

B．covered

C．heated

D．provided

小题6:

A．food

B．rain

C．friends

D．flowers

小题7:

A．traveler

B．woman

C．dog

D．god

小题8:

A．water

B．1ove

C．rest

D．money

小题9:

A．thinking of

B．preparing for

C．looking for

D．talking about

小题10:

A．looking at

B．making fun of

C．seeing off

D．getting away from

小题11:

A．so

B．because

C．but

D．since

小题12:

A．angered

B．delighted

C．moved

D．surprised

小题13:

A．stone

B．mountain

C．tree

D．river

小题14:

A．When

B．Really

C．Where

D．Who

小题15:

A．hate

B．leave

C．live

D．come

小题16:

A．hunt

B．like

C．enjoy

D．steal

小题17:

A．appeared

B．survived

C．grown

D．risen

小题18:

A．cried

B．smiled

C．sang

D．danced

小题19:

A．small

B．beautiful

C．ugly

D．lovely

小题20:

A．experience

B．adventure

C．reason

D．life

答案

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

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On Saturday nights, A.J.Coston doesn’t get a lot of sleep. Usually three or four times a night, a loud bell rings, a red light flashes, and he has to jump out of his bed. That’s because he’s a weekend volunteer firefighter（消防员）with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Station 13 in Northern Virginia. During the week, he lives at home with his mom, dad and sister and does his main job which is going to high school.
“I have always wanted to get into firefighting since I was a little kid watching fire trucks go by,” he says. “One day on the Internet I noticed that Loudoun County offered a junior firefighter program.” He was only 16, but he got it.
Fighting fires is dangerous work. Firefighters never stop practicing the skills they need to stay safe. Once Coston learned those skills, he was allowed to work inside burning buildings.
“Teamwork is most important,” he says. “It’s the whole team that puts the fire out.”
Firefighters feel great about helping people. “My most unbelievable call was probably the time four kids were struck by lightning,” says Coston. He will be off to college next fall, building on his dream job. “I’ll get my degree in emergency（紧急情况） medical care. and then work in a fire and rescue company for a while. I want to be a flight doctor on a helicopter in the end, but I will never forget the days as a firefighter. These are my unforgettable experiences,” he says.
小题1: Coston can’t sleep well on Saturday nights because _____.

A．he has to work part-time at weekends

B．he has some sleeping problems

C．he has to do his job as a volunteer firefighter

D．he alway

s worries that there may be a fire

小题2:What do we learn about Coston from the passage?

A．He doesn’t like studying at school.	B．He will go to college next year.
C．He dreams to be a great hero one day.	D．He is only sixteen years old.

小题3:In Coston’s opinion, what is the key thing in putting out a fire?

A．Skills.

B．Teamwork.

C．Courage.

D．Equipment.

小题4:All of the following are true EXPECT that _____.

A．Coston wanted to be a firefighter when he was a kid

B．Coston tried several times before he became a volunteer firefighter

C．firefighters feel proud that they can help people

D．firefig

hters have to practice skills all the time to stay safe

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After twenty years of shaving（剃须）himself every morning, a man in a small Southern town thought he had enough. He told his wife that he intended to let the local barber shave him each day. He put on his hat and coat and went to the barber shop.
The barber"s wife, Grace, was working that day, so she performed the task. Grace shaved him, and said, "That will be $20." The man thought the price was a bit high, but he paid the bill and went to work.
The next morning the man looked in the mirror, and his face was as smooth as it had been when he left the barber shop the day before. “Not bad, he thought. At least I don"t need to get a shave every day.”
The next morning, the man"s face was still smooth. Tw

o weeks later, the man was still unable to find any trace of whiskers on his face. It was more than he could take and he was frightened, so he returned to the barber shop.
"I thought $20 was high for a shave", he told the barber"s wife, "but you must have done a great job. It"s been two weeks and my whiskers still haven"t started growing back." The expression on her face didn"t even change, expecting his comment. She responded, "You were shaved by Grace and once shaved, always shaved!"
小题1:It’s implied in the first sentence of the passage that .

A．the man lived a very poor life	B．the man liked shaving himself
C．the man finally got bored of shaving himself	D．the man decided not to shave again

小题2:We learn that at first the man thought ＄20 for a shave was .

A．too little

B．too much

C．proper

D．impossible

小题3:What can we learn from the passage?

A．Everybody in the town knows Grace.

B．Nobody wants to be shaved by Grace in the town.

C．The man was scared by the result two weeks later.

D．The man’s whiskers grew back at last.

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Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and grew up in New York City. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City. She went to the New York Rudolf Steiner School and graduated from Manhattan"s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In 1989, she moved back to Los Angeles, California.
Aniston moved to Hollywood and played her first television role in the short—lived series Molloy in 1990, She also co-starred in Ferris Bueller, a television show adapted from the 1986 hit movie FerrisBueller"s Day Off. The series, however, didn’t succeed. Aniston then appeared in two more failed television comedy shows, The Edge and Muddling Through, and guest-starred on Quantum Leap, Herman"s Head, and Burke"s Law. Aniston wanted to give up acting because of the failed shows.
But the sitcom Friends changed her mind. She played in it from 1994 until the show ended in 2004.

The program was hugely successful and Aniston became famous for her roal Rachel in it. Her hairstyle in the program, which became known as the "Rachel", was widely copied at he time .
Besides being a TV actress, Aniston has enjoyed a great film career. Her biggest box office success to date was 2003’s Bruce Almighty. The film made ＄243M at the Unite State box office and almost twice that worldwide .Aniston’s 2004 film ,A long Came Polly also did well at the box office.
小题1:What does the underlined word “relocated” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Lived

B．Moved

C．Planned

D．Traveled

小题2:All of the following are TV shows EXCEPT

A． Burke"s Law

B．The Edge

C． Herman"s Head

D． FerrisBueller"s Day Off.

小题3:From the second paragraph ,we learn that

A．Aniston guest—starred in the unsuccessful TV series Molloy

B．no one wanted Aniston to play in their TV shows

C．Aniston was not successful in her first several TV shows

D．Aniston was sure that she would become famous one day

小题4:From the passage, we learn that “Rachel” is

A．Aniston’s hairstyle in her real life	B．a good friend of Aniston
C．a role in Friends	D．a TV show of Aniston

小题5:What can we learn from the passage?

A． Friends is only famous in America

B． A long Came Polly was Aniston’s best film

C．Aniston’s film career is also very successful

D．Aniston hasn’t appeared in TV shows since 2004

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It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one work answers. “Where are you going?” “Places.” “When will you be back?” “Sometime.” “Who will you be with?” “People.”
That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over. They are breaking away from you so that they’ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult.
Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children’s closeness. Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks. Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult, they’ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice. But in order to determine who they are right now they need to separate from you.
Your job, however, is to keep them safe——and that requires knowing there they are and who they are with. Let them know clearly that it’s not because you want to dominate their life and control them; it’s because it’s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another.
When they’re home and sit down to eat a meal, sit down with them. You need to open up to them about your life. Tell them of an interesting incident at the office, let them in on a bit of family gossip(闲谈), discuss a piece of news with them. They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life. By letting a teen in on your life, they just may let you in of theirs
小题1:The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to “ ”.

A．teens no longer tell parents their detailed information

B．teens don’t tell parents where they had been any more

C．parents are impatient to listen to their children

D．parents are occupied by doing their business

小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that .

A．the generation gap is becoming wider and wider

B．teens quarrel a lot with their parents

C．teens don’t want to live with other family members

D．some parents feel distant from their teenage children

小题3:The author believes that teens’ one-word answers show .

A．their awareness of independence

B．their physical and mental changes

C．an unpleasant parent-child relationship

D．their wishes for keeping silent

小题4:What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Parents should understand their children.

B．parents should keep their children safe.

C．Parents should open their hearts to their children.

D．Parents should give their children enough freedom.

小题5:What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To give advice

B．To direct teenagers

C．To present findings

D．To comfort parents

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“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend.
Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister.
“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two,” Jenna announced loudly
The next year, in Grade Four, we met Jamie. The three of us soon became close friends. We played together almost every day. I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart, but I was sadly mistaken.
The three of us started fighting a lot. Before Christmas, We had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy (专横的). I felt helpless and lonely. I thought Christmas would be horrible!
I was surprised when Jenna came to my house and gave me a terrible Christmas card she had made for me. I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me.
“Wow,” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door. “Thanks.”
“Okay…well… I have to go,” she said softly.
“Okay. See you later then…” and I closed the door.
“Who was that at the door?” my mom asked.
“It was Jenna, my classmate.” I said.
The card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad we’re friends. I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting. A fight won’t stop us from being friends. Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eighty-two.”
I stopped reading and started laughing. I couldn’t believe I had forgotten what she said that day in the backyard. I couldn’t believe I had been so selfish in trying to make my friends feel sorry for me.
小题1:The best title for this passage would be______________.

A．Jenna and I

B．Friends Forever

C．Friendship is very important.

D．Friendship is very necessary.

小题2:How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?

A．They would be close friends again.

B．They would not speak to each other.

C．They would lose touch with each other.

D．They would go on fighting with each other.

小题3: What can we learn from the underlined sentences?

A．The author was sure Jenna felt sorry for her.

B．The author didn’t think Jenna was still angry with her.

C．The author hadn’t thought Jenna would send her a Christmas card.

D．The author knew Jenna would come to see her and said sorry to her.

小题4:Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?
a. Jamie became the author’s friend.
b. The author felt lonely and unhappy.
c. Jenna, Jamie and the author fought.
d. Jenna brought the author a Christmas card.
e. The author was sorry for what she did.
f. Jenna and the author promised to be lifelong friends.

A．f-a-b-c-e-d	B．a-c-f-b-d-e
C．a-b-c-f-e-d	D．f-a-c-b-d-e

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