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     The rumors had been spreading for months but it still came as a shock when the hospital would be
closing. It had served this poor neighborhood for nearly 100 years but it would close because of the health care crisis.
     The day after the announcement co-workers found out that pretzels(椒盐饼干) had been eliminated.
Soft pretzels are the lifeblood of this city. So losing access to soft pretzels is no small matter.
     A week later, I decided to cheer up my co-workers by picking up some soft pretzels at a local store.
I arrived just as it opened so I was the only customer. But I only had $6 in my wallet. I was working inside a large office at the hospital and knew I"d need more than the half dozen pretzels my six dollars would buy. A man"s voice interrupted my thoughts. "Can I help you?"
     I said, "I only have $6. I"m not sure how many pretzels I need. You see, I work at a hospital and it"s
closing and they stopped selling pretzels." The man"s smile disappeared. "What hospital?" "Oh,
Northeastern Hospital."
     The guy looked deeply shocked. "I used to sell medical supplies and that was one of my hospitals."
Then he turned around and grabbed a box of 25 pretzels and slid them across the counter.
     I was surprised by his generosity and started to reach for my wallet, "Oh I can pay. Please let me …
The guy smiled, "Just tell them Joe Sullivan said to do something nice for someone else."
     And so that day everyone in medical records was treated to a soft pretzel. Word spread fast as people came asking, "Is it really true?" It was as if I"d carried in a box of gold. It mattered to them that a stranger
cared.
1.The underlined word "eliminated" in Paragraph 2 means _____.
A. highly priced
B. added
C. overcooked
D. removed
2.Why did the author decide to buy pretzels for his co-workers?
A. To show his generosity.
B. To make them feel less sad.
C. To show his thanks to them.
D. To encourage them to work hard.
3.To buy 25 pretzels, the author should pay ____.
A. $25
B. $12.5
C. $12
D. $50
4.According to the passage, Joe Sullivan used to be a ____.
A. cook
B. doctor
C. shopkeeper
D. salesman
5. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A nice treat
B. The rumor that came true
C. Tell them Joe cared
D. Northeastern Hospital is closing down

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阅读理解     Few people ever took notice of Mr. Jimmy Tan whenever he entered a room. He was a shy, quiet
and simple man who preferred to keep to himself in public. On the other hand, Mr. Thomas Kim, a
fellow scientist, was a man everyone would notice on the streets. He wore bright outfits with huge flower
prints, spoke with a booming voice, and his laughter could be heard from all corners of a room. In
addition to the differences in their characters, Mr. Kim and Mr. Tan were also great rivals at work in the
Institute of Future Science.
     On Christmas Eve, everyone left work early to celebrate the special occasion, except for Mr. Tan
and Mr. Kim. They were in their laboratory analyzing the results of their latest experiments. Mr. Tan
realized that something special was taking place in his experiment -the bacteria he had cultured were
growing extremely quickly under high pressure and at a very low temperature. After noting down the
findings in his notebook, he left the room to prepare for another round of tests. Shortly after, Mr. Kim
entered.
     "Hey Jimmy," Mr. Kim called out, "do you have an extra copy of the laboratory booking form?"
     There was no reply, so Mr. Kim looked through Mr. Tan"s things. He soon found Mr. Tan"s
notebook and was horrified to see that Mr. Tan had managed to make one of the most important
discoveries in modern science. He then looked into the deep-freeze cupboard where a dish containing
the bacteria was kept. He put them into his pocket and returned to his own laboratory.
     Mr. Tan came back an hour later to find his notebook and the dish missing. He knew that Mr. Kim
had taken them and went to Mr. Kim"s laboratory to find out. When he opened the door, he found Mr.
Kim lying on the floor motionless. His face was pale and his skin had turned black. The deadly bacteria
had been handled improperly. He shook his head and left.

1. From the first paragraph we know Mr. Kim was a quite ___    person.

A. famous
B. hardworking
C. wealthy
D. outgoing

2. The underlined word "rivals" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to    .

A. enemies
B. colleagues
C. competitors
D. friends

3. What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the 4th paragraph?

A. the most important discoveries
B. the notebook and the dish
C. the cupboard and the bacteria
D. the dish and the bacteria

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Mr. Kim was afraid Mr. Tan might succeed ahead of him.
B. Mr. Tan"s bacteria grew very fast in a warm container.
C. Mr. Tan worked much harder than Mr. Kim.
D. Mr. Kim was so tired that he fell down into sleep.

5. What happened to Mr. Kim in the end?

A. He died on Christmas Eve.
B. He was arrested by the police.
C. He shared the success with Mr. Tan.
D. He succeeded ahead of Mr. Tan.

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阅读理解     In the kitchen of my mother"s houses there has always been a wooden stand (木架) with a small
notepad (记事本)and a hole for a pencil.
     I"m looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book I am recommending to my mother.
Over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current
paper and pencil look the same as they always did. Surely it can"t be the same pencil? The pad is more
modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.
     "I"m just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these years." I
say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. "You still use a pencil.
Can"t you afford a pen?"
      My mother replies a little sharply. "It works perfectly well. I"ve always kept the stand in the kitchen.
I never knew when I might want to note down an idea, and I was always in the kitchen in those days."
     Immediately I can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one
hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. My mother smiles and says, "One day I was
cooking and watching baby Pauline, and I had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. One of the
children must have taken the paper. So I just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the
back. It turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem I was working on."
     This story-which happened before I was born-reminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is,
as a gifted mathematician. I feel embarrassed that I complain about not having enough child-free time to
wor k. Later, when my mother is in the bathroom, I go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards.
Sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks I recognize as mathematics.
Those symbols have travelled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden
breadboard, invisible (看不到的) exhibits at every meal.

1. Why has the author"s mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?

A. To leave messages.
B. To list her everyday tasks.
C. To note down maths problems.
D. To write down a flash of inspiration.

2. What is the author"s original opinion about the wooden stand?

A. It has great value for the family.
B. It needs to be replaced by a better one.
C. It brings her back to her lonely childhood.
D. It should be passed on to the next generation.

3. The author feels embarrassed for             .

A. blaming her mother wrongly
B. giving her mother a lot of trouble
C. not making good use of time as her mother did
D. not making any breakthrough in her field

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The mother is successful in her career.
B. The family members like travelling.
C. The author had little time to play when young.
D. The marks on the breadboard have disappeared.

5. In the author"s mind, her mother is             .

A. strange in behaviour
B. keen on her research
C. fond of collecting old things
D. careless about her appearance(B)

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阅读理解     A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥
100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this ￥100 bill?" The students
began to put up their hands at once.
     Then he said, "I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made the
bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it now?" The hands went back into the air.
     " Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up
the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
     "My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the money,
you still wanted it because it did not go down in value. It was still worth ￥ l00!"
     Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the
things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value
doesn"t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
     You are special and valuable. Don"t ever forget it!

1. Even though it was dirty, the money _______.

A. still went up in value
B. was worth nothing
C. didn"t go down in value
D. was still ours

2. We are always valuable to the people _______.

A. who pay us
B. who call us
C. who hate us
D. who love us

3. Your value doesn"t come from what you do but _______.

A. who you know
B. who made you
C. who you remember
D. who you are

4. The sentence "Hands went back into the air" means "_______".

A. the students put up their hands again
B. the students put down their hands
C. the students put their hands behind their backs again
D. the students put their hands in front of them

5. Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson?

A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.
B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.
C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.
D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

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     Michelle and Barney Wanstall rode off into the Lake District sunshine yesterday with no trouble at all.
     They were the first customers to try a new electric bicycle hire service aimed at tourists who want the
fun of cycling without pain. "We wanted to go on a boat when we first got here," explained Mr. Wanstall,
a student. "But we saw these bikes and decided to hire them instead."
     Brian Eaton, owner of Easyriders, which has a dozen bicycles for hire by the side of the lake near
Coniston village, smiled as Michelle looked anxiously at Coniston Old Man, the mountain that towers over the village.
     "We do quite a lot of cycling at home," said Michelle. "But with mountains everywhere, it"ll be easier if we _______________________. And it"s only  ?18 each for a day"s easy riding and the chance to enjoy some of the finest countryside in Britain!"
     The motorized bicycles helped the couple as soon as they began to pedal; they would have needed to
use twice as much energy with a normal bicycle. The bicycles are very safe; they cannot go faster than 15 mph and the special tyres cannot be punctured. "It"s easy riding," said Mr. Eaton. "There are a lot of
people fancy cycling, but are not as fit as they used to be!"
     Riders are provided with helmets, maps, routes and suggestions for picnics and places to stay. Most
electric bicycles are sold in Japan. However, Mr. Eaton thought they would be popular with tourists in the Lake District. "As far as I know, these are the only motorized bicycles for hire in the country," he said.
"If the idea is successful, I"ll set up other hire centres around Britain."
1. This passage is mainly about ______________________________________. (within 10 words)
2. What are the two ways of going on a tour in the Lake District according to the passage? (within 8
words)
①___________________ ②___________________
3. Finish the following sentence according to the passage. (within 8 words together)
With an electric bicycle, they needed only _____________________________ with a normal bicycle.
4. What do the underlined words "the mountain" refer to? (within 5 words)
____________________________________________________
5. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph. (within 7 words)
_____________________________________________________

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完形填空                                              A Love Note To My Mom
     When I was a little girl, I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It
was years later that I finally understood what role modelling  1  in your life. Little did I know you were  2
every penny you earned to go to  3   school.
     I cannot thank you enough for  4  you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing
my homework, I went into the dining room where you were buried  5 piles of law books. I was  6   .Why
were you doing what I do-memorizing textbooks and studying for  7   ? When you said you were in law
school, I was more puzzled. I didn"t know. Moms could be lawyers too. You smiled and said, "In life, you
can do anything you want to do."
     As young as I was, that statement kept  8 in my ears. I watched as you faced the  9  of completing
your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a  10 and a Mom with five kids. I was
exhausted just watching you in action. With your words of wisdom in my youthful mind, I suddenly felt
unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world  11  . I set out to live my life filled with   12 , seeing endless
possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
     Your words became my motto. I constantly found myself in the unique position of being either the first
(woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) or one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I
gained strength every time I said , "Yes, I"ll try that."
     Encouraged by your  13 , I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life"s journey, less afraid to make
mistakes, and  14  meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I"m  15  it. So, get to run. So much to do,
so many dreams to live.

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