My husband has been ill in hospital for two months and I have learned to make do with very little (凑合过日子). One Sunday afternoon, I went to buy a 1 for my daughter with my friend. A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said, "I 2 you must be having a hard time." I just smiled and said, "I"m okay. I have eight dollars and I have food at home, so I"ll be 3 ." About ten 4 later she came up to me and said, "Can I take a look at the book that you"ve 5 ? It seems very interesting!" I said all right and gave it to her. Just then 6 called me and I immediately went out. 7 I returned she thanked me and 8 my book. On my way home my friend who was driving said, "You told me you didn"t had much 9 ?" I replied, "I don"t." She said, "Oh yes, you do!" I assured (向……保证) her I 10 had two dollars left, but still she insisted I 11 plenty of money. "Look at your book in your bag," she 12 . "There"s a hundred dollar bill in it." I turned over the page and got so 13 ! There actually was a hundred dollar 14 that seemed to have fallen out of my book! I 15 her, very surprised, and said, "I don"t know 16 that came from. I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred 17 !" I thought and thought about the money for days after that. Then I realized it must have come from 18 who asked to borrow my book in the bookstore. How 19 of her! And what a wonderful gift to 20 when I am down to my last two dollars! |
( )1. A. storybook ( )2. A. suggest ( )3. A. sad ( )4. A. hours ( )5. A. written ( )6. A. someone ( )7. A. Since ( )8. A. threw away ( )9. A. wisdom ( )10. A. never ( )11. A. had ( )12. A. said ( )13. A. worried ( )14. A. letter ( )15. A. looked at ( )16. A. why ( )17. A. bags ( )18. A. the lady ( )19. A. foolish ( )20. A. make | B. toy bear B. wish B. upset B. minutes B. chosen B. nobody B. When B. asked for B. money B. always B. spent B. cried B. satisfied B. card B. quarreled with B. how B. books B. the writer B. kind B. refuse | C. birthday cake C. hear C. fine C. days C. hidden C. everyone C. Before C. looked into C. water C. only C. lost C. ordered C. surprised C. picture C. believed in C. what C. stores C. my friend C. energetic C. invent | D. concert ticket D. think D. honest D. weeks D. finished D. anybody D. Because D. gave back D. patience D. once D. won D. shouted D. relaxed D. bill D. laughed at D. where D. dollars D. my daughter D. proud D. receive | 阅读理解 | Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But many years ago, it wasn"t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin"s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin. Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer. One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. Nobody forgot Merlin"s wonderful entrance after that.
1. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating _______.
A. before the year 1750 B. before the invitation C. because of Joseph Merlin D. because it was dangerous
2. People called Merlin a dreamer because ___________.
A. he slept and dreamed a lot B. he was full of different ideas C. he invented the first roller skates D. he always made people"s dreams come true
3. ___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.
A. Merlin"s work B. Merlin"s violin C.A huge mirror D. An important party
4. What was Merlin"s problem after he rolled into the room?
A. He couldn"t stop his roller-skating. B. He couldn"t attract a lot of attention. C. Everyone was surprised at him. D. He couldn"t play the violin while rolling. | 完形填空 I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax. As I _1_ my car, I saw one of my _2_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _3_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _4_ in January. I didn"t know where she lived, but I was _5_ I would be able to find my way back. We _6_ about our work as I drove and _7_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _8_ looked familiar, but at first that didn"t _9_ me. But soon I _10_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _11_. I was _12_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _13_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _14_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _15_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _16_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _17_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _18_ rolled his window down. I said that I didn"t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _19_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _20_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on. Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart. | ( )1. A. discovered ( )2. A. patients ( )3. A. yet ( )4. A. night ( )5. A. afraid ( )6. A. worried ( )7. A. before ( )8. A. Everything ( )9. A. attract ( )10. A. escaped ( )11. A. quiet ( )12. A. across ( )13. A. wheel ( )14. A. drove ( )15. A. helpless ( )16. A. shadow ( )17. A. faster ( )18. A. unlikely ( )19. A. came ( )20. A. pulled into | B. approached B. classmates B. still B. morning B. happy B. cared B. if B. Nothing B. delight B. existed B. calm B. over B. engine B. deserted B. excited B. truck B. nervously B. slowly B. mistook B. drove away | C. parked C. students C. but C. afternoon C. confident C. talked C. as C. Anything C. bother C. imagined C. silent C. within C. watch C. washed C. satisfied C. lady C. closer C. carefully C. recognized C. ran across | D. searched D. workmates D. besides D. noon D. sorry D. explored D. though D. Something D. enjoy D. realized D. brave D. beyond D. seat D. stopped D. delighted D. animal D. back D. equally D. missed D. fount out | 阅读理解 I had about 10 minutes to exercise before I had to pick up my two older daughters from school yesterday. It was a busier day than usual for me with a couple of meetings besides my regular work. Years ago, I would have put off my workout and would have left things for the next day. But since it was a busy day as well, I knew that I may not have all that much time either. So, I picked up my kettle-bell (哑铃) and went to town for 4 minutes. See, 4 minutes, if that"s all you"ve got, is enough to give your body a great fat-burning exercise. How did I get a killer workout in 4 minutes? I used a training workout discovered 10 years ago by a Japanese Sports Scientist called a TABATA. It includes 20-second periods of warm-up, followed by 10-second periods of rest and 4-minute straight exercise. How is a 4-minute exercise able to burn fat? It all depends on the quality of work you do. Not on the quantity. Here"s how I did it yesterday. You should never forget your warm-up. A TABATA workout is 20 seconds of 2-arm Kettle-bell swings, 10 seconds rest, 20 seconds push-ups, and 10 seconds rest. You should do those 4 rounds. That"s it. I was done in a total time of 8 minutes by the time and when I got to school my heart was still pumping pretty hard. A healthy body is needed for studying and working, and efficiency (效率) is the key to building a great body in the least amount (数量) of time possible and you can"t get more efficient than a 4-minute workout. 1. We can learn from the passage that the author ______. A. is busy with his work B. has a weak body now C. has two children in all D. is a manager in a film 2. The underlined phrase "went to town" in Paragraph 2 means "_______". A. put off doing something B. went to a very small city C. did something with interest D. hated to do something 3. What is the most important thing in taking exercise according to the author? A. The goal B. the quality C. The quantity D. The method | 阅读理解 When Mark was 8,his third grade teacher announced a class spelling contest;the prize was attractive to him and he wanted to win the contest badly. In honor of the spelling contest,Mark finally agreed to a haircut.Before he changed his mind,I quickly took him to the barbershop.I used to find various prizes,like a weekend trip or a new music CD,to get him there every time his hair was long. "Make it a lucky cut,"I instructed barber Joe."Mark is competing in an important spelling contest next week." "Well,did you do your homework?"barber Joe asked. "Yes,"Mark replied. "Did you study hard?"barber Joe asked. "Yes,"Mark replied. "Do you have confidence?"barber Joe asked. "Confidence.C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-C-E.Confidence.A lot of people spell that word wrong,"Mark explained. "Sure.You can spell it,"baber Joe responded."But do you have it?You have got to have confidence in yourself,son.It"s a winner"s secret weapon (武器). " Mark won the spelling contest and got the prize-a free pizza lunch.And Mark never forgot barber Joe"s words:"You have got to have confidence in yourself,son.It"s a winner"s secret weapon." Decades later,after becoming famous for his special design in buildings,Mark began receiving interview requests.When he discussed his design approach with one particular feature writer,the reporter asked him a question,"You"re considered as a special one in the world of architecture.When everyone around says it can"t be done,what makes you think you can pull it off?" After thinking a bit,Mark replied,"Confidence.After I"ve done my homework,and studied my idea from every possible angle,if I still see it then I know the only thing standing between me and success is confidence.It"s a winner"s secret weapon." 1. What can we infer about little Mark from the passage? A. He didn"t take his study seriously. B. He didn"t like to have his hair cut. C. He was not good at spelling. D. He was a kid with few hobbies or interests. 2. What was the prize for the winner of the spelling contest? A. A new music CD. B. A free haircut. C. A free weekend trip. D. A free pizza lunch. 3. What does Mark do now? A. An architect. B. An engineer. C. A barber. D. A reporter. 4. From the passage,we can learn ________. A. the author was worried about Mark"s study B. the barber"s words have influenced Mark greatly C. Mark stopped doing his homework to prepare for the spelling contest D. Mark turned to many people for help to succeed in the spelling contest 5. The passage is written to ________. A. honor a person who influences Mark greatly B. prove the great power of others" encouragement C. say a person needs confidence to succeed D. say childhood experience can greatly affect a person 6. 用30词左右概括文章大意 _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ |
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