| ( )1. A. common ( )2. A. encourage ( )3. A. but ( )4. A. local ( )5. A. sudden ( )6. A. treated ( )7. A. off ( )8. A. Some ( )9. A. give ( )10. A. reward ( )11. A. after ( )12. A. donations ( )13. A. excited ( )14. A. suggest ( )15. A. end ( )16. A. picked up ( )17. A. colleague ( )18. A. deliver ( )19. A. adventure ( )20. A. turn | B. normal B. watch B. therefore B. general B. lucky B. directed B. out B. Any B. draw B. bonus B. when B. suggestions B. satisfied B. advocate B. start B. showed up B. sponsor B. collect B. experience B. conclusion | C. real C. comfort C. otherwise C. gifted C. annoyed C. showed C. up C. None C. enter C. diploma C. before C. requests C. ashamed C. imagine C. continue C. rang up C. success C. display C. vacation C. dream | D. unusual D. tolerate D. or D. sacred D. anxious D. swapped D. down D. Many D. register D. award D. since D. messages D. amazed D. complain D. last D. packed up D. constant D. recommend D. interview D. demand |
| 1-5: DBACB 6-10: ADCBD 11-15: BADCA 16-20: BDABC | |||
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| He met her at a party.She was outstanding；many boys were after her,but nobody paid any__1__to him.After the party,he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.In order not to __2__rude,she went along. __3__they sat in a nice coffee shop,he was too__4__to say anything.Suddenly,he asked the waiter,"Could you please__5__me some salt?I"d like to put it in my coffee." The girl stared at him.He turned red,but when the salt came,he put it in his coffee and drank.__6__,she asked,"Why salt with coffee?" he__7__,"When I was a little boy,I lived near the sea.I liked playing on the sea...I could__8__its taste salty,like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it,I think of my__9__and my hometown.I miss it and my parents,who are still there." She was deeply__10__.A man who can__11__that he"s homesick must love his home and__12__about his family.He must be__13__. She talked too,about her faraway hometown,her childhood and her__14__.That was the start to their love story. They continued to date each other.She found that he met all her__15__.He was kind, warm,and careful.__16__to think she would have missed the__17__if not for the salty coffee. So they married and lived happily together.Every time she made coffee for him,she put in some salt,the__18__he liked it. After 40 years,he_19__away and left her a letter which said,"My dearest,please forgive my lifelong lie.Remember the first time we dated?I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar.If I could live a second time,I hope we can be together again,__20__it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life. | |||
| ( )1．A.money ( )2．A.show ( )3．A.As ( )4．A.eager ( )5．A.lift ( )6．A.Mysterious ( )7．7A.explained ( )8．A.taste ( )9．A.boat ( )10．A.touched ( )11．A.afford ( )12．A.mind ( )13．A.smart ( )14．A.family ( )15．A.friends ( )16．A.And ( )17．A.sight ( )18．A.method ( )19．A.moved ( )20．A.as if | B．attention B．look B．Because B．proud B．take B．Moved B．argued B．feel B．friend B．hurt B．realize B．care B．intelligent B．school B．requirements B．When B．train B．style B．passed B．now that | C．visit C．seem C．Since C．nervous C．carry C．Curious C．stated C．smell C．playmate C．pressed C．recognize C．know C．responsible C．relatives C．needs C．Or C．catch C．manner C．died C．even if | D．respect D．appear D．Though D．anxious D．bring D．Excited D．claimed D．sense D．childhood D．interested D．admit D．attend D．flexible D．house D．standards D．But D．home D．way D．walked D．so that |
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| When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I"ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shootups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldn"t let that happen. Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down. Mr. Clark was selected as Disney"s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr Clark said, "You"re all going. " On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn"t want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but we always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It"s now my dream to one day start a group of women"s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds. | |||
| 1. Without Mr Clark, the writer________. | |||
| A. might have been put into prison B. might not have won the prize C. might have joined a women"s club D. might not have moved to Atlanta | |||
| 2. The Essential 55 is________. | |||
| A. a show B. a speech C. a classroom rule D. a book | |||
| 3. How many students" names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark? | |||
| A. None. B. Three. C. Fiftyfive. D. All. | |||
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? | |||
| A. It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time. B. Mr. Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did. C. Mr. Clark was selected as Disney"s 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles. D. In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us. | |||
| 5. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that________. | |||
| A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling B. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women"s clubs C. a good teacher can help raise his or her students" scores D. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students | |||
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| Nick Campbell sat at the side of the road and wondered what to do next.He looked at the secondhand Harley Davidson he"d bought from a backstreet garage back home in Miami at the beginning of his trip six weeks before. For years he had dreamt of crossing the United States from east to west by motorbike and he"d finally decided that it was now or never.He"d given up his job,sold his car and set off for the journey of his dreams.He"d been lucky,or so he thought,to find this old Harley Davidson and had bought it for a very reasonable price-it had cost him just $600.But five kilometres from Atlanta,he had run out of luck.The motorbike had broken down. He pushed the bike into town and found a garage.The young mechanic told him to leave the bike overnight and come back the next day.The following morning,to his surprise,the man asked if the bike was for sale."Certainly not," he replied,paid his bill and hit the road. When he got to Kansas the old machine ran out of steam again.This time Nick thought about selling it and buying something more reliable,but decided to carry on.When the bike was going well,he loved it. However,in Denver,Colorado the bike broke down again so he decided to take it to a garage and offer it for sale.The mechanic told him to come back in the morning. The next day,to his amazement,the man offered him $2,000.Realising the man must be soft in the head,but clearly not short of money,Nick asked for $3,000.The man agreed and they signed the papers.Then the mechanic started laughing.In fact it was several minutes before he could speak and when he could he said,"That"s the worst deal you"ll ever make,boy." He removed the seat.On the underside was the inscription (铭文): "To Elvis,love James Dean." | |||
| 1. Harley Davidson here refers to a________. | |||
| A. car B. truck C. garage D. motorbike | |||
| 2. Which of the following did Nick value most? | |||
| A. Harley Davidson. B. His job. C. His dream to travel. D. His car. | |||
| 3. Nick was unwilling to sell his Harley Davidson because he thought it was________. | |||
| A. lovely B. valuable C. reliable D. old | |||
| 4. The underlined word soft in the 6th paragraph is closest in meaning to________. | |||
| A. clever B. crazy C. honest D. kind | |||
| 5. At the end of the story,Nick must have felt very________. | |||
| A. sorry B. delighted C. excited D. moved | |||
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| In the year 480 BC the Greek allies (联军) faced invasion by the King of Persia,Xerxes,who commanded a huge army of about half a million men.When the Persian army marched into northern Greece,the Greek states,led by Athens and Sparta,were ill equipped to deal with the threat.The Persians were well supplied with food and weapons.Their army included infantry,cavalry,and a large navy.It seemed that they would easily defeat the Greeks. The Greek allies decided to send 10,000 men northwards to slow down the Persians,while the rest prepared to defend their homelands.A group of 300 best Spartan soldiers were chosen to lead the force going north,with Leonidas in command.Leonidas realised that the only hope of slowing the Persians would be to block the narrow passage of land at Thermopylae.The Pass of Thermopylae was the route between the mountains and the sea,and was so narrow that only a few men could get through at a time. When the Persian army arrived at Thermopylae,they found Leonidas" tiny army opposing them.The Persians attacked,but could not get through.They attacked again and again,but each time they were driven back by the Greeks,led by the fearless Spartans.Leonidas"plan worked well until a Greek traitor called Ephialtes went to Xerxes.He told the Persian king about a goat"s path in the mountains that would take the Persian army past Thermopylae.When Leonidas saw the enemy crossing the mountains,he realised that he could no longer hold Thermopylae.He sent all the Greek soldiers except the 300 Spartans back to their homelands. The Spartans waited for the 500,000 Persians at the goat"s path.Although hopelessly outnumbered,the Spartans fought bravely.They all died,but the other Greeks were able to get home to strengthen the defences. | |||
| 1. Compared with the Persian army,the Greek allies were very______. | |||
| A. powerful B. wise C. weak D. foolish | |||
| 2. The Pass of Thermopylae was very important for the Greeks because________. | |||
| A. it was easy to hold but hard to attack B. only very small boats could get through it C. it was a secret pass unknown to the Persians D. a huge number of soldiers could be stationed there | |||
| 3. Why did Leonidas send most of his soldiers back to their homelands? | |||
| A. Because their homelands were under attack. B. Because he found they were not brave enough. C. Because the Persians gave up attacking Thermopylae. D. Because he found it impossible to hold Thermopylae. | |||
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | |||
| A. Leonidas was a great commander. B. The Persians failed to pass Thermopylae. C. Ephialtes betrayed his own country. D. The 300 Spartans would be regarded as heroes by the Greeks. | |||
| 5. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? | |||
| A. The Greek Allies B. The Goat"s Path C. The King of Persia D. Xerxes and Ephialtes | |||
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| Rupert Murdoch, the Australian-born American media owner was voted Best of British by the Sunday Express in London last week. He is the most famous 1 owner in the world and 2 newspapers and TV channels across the world. 3 now he has been called the greatest 4 in Britain by one of his biggest rivals (竞争对手) . The paper, which competes for _ 5 with Murdoch"s own papers, called him "the man who made modem Britain" and it 6 Murdoch for his willingness to take risks. 7 said he had brought a "revolution" to television and newspaper production. Rupert Murdoch、was born in Melbourne, 8 , in 1931. Today he is better _ 9 as the owner of News Corporation Ltd., a media group that owns many different _10 of media: television, films, books, and the Internet. 11 becoming the success he is today, Murdoch studied at Oxford University in Britain. He returned to Australia in 1952, when he 12 The Adelaide News from his father. His life since then can be seen as a series of international jumps in which he"s 13 more and more newspapers and TV stations. In the 1960s, it was The Mirror in Sydney and the Sun, in London; in the 1970s, he bought the New York Post; in the 1980s, he took on Hollywood when he bought 20th Century Fox and Fox TV. At this time he also bought The Times and The Sunday; Times in London. And most 14 in the 1990s, he bought Star Television in Asia. His company has also formed a joint-venture(合资的) television company with the Chinese Government, Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd(凤凰卫视控股有限公司 ). It 15 six channels-Xingkong weishi, Channel V, Star Movies, National Geographic Star Sports and ESPN-to millions of Chinese 16 . One 17 how Murdoch could have found the time for love and relationships since he owns such a big business. In 1967, he married Anna Troy, whom he met 18 _she was a reporter on The Sydney Daily Mirror. The couple got 19 in 1998. The next year, he married Chinese-born Wendy Deng. Deng, Murdoch"s third wife, is 37 years younger than Murdoch and used to work 20 Star TV in HongKong. The 71-year-old Murdoch is now father of five children after Deng gave birth to a baby daughter last year. | |||