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阅读理解      I used to work in an office,which had a locust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a
tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem
dull. Unfortunately,this happened to be the room assigned(分配)to me,and I was depressed by it for
quite some time.
      When the first spring came,everything was green except the locust tree. I felt very happy because I
had thought it had died!
      One morning,when I opened the window for some fresh air,I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet
scent floating into my office which I could not name. Suddenly,I realized it was the locust tree!The tree
that I thought dead was in full bloom!
      From then on,I usually came to the office very early to see dew(露珠)forming on the locust tree
blossoms,and was eager to see spring again every year.
      During summer,the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight,but allowing
enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn,the leaves turned many different colors.  Its beauty
touched my soul. Many times,I thought to take photos but never did. Then,I had to leave in a hurry. Later
in life,it became a great regret that I had not done so.
     Actually,many times in our lives,we think we own something and thus do not value it. We don"t feel
regretful until we lose it one day!Moreover,sometimes,we have to accept the things we don"t want and
need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!

1.  The locust tree first attracted the author most by ________.
A.  the way it blocked the view
B.  its height
C.  the smell of its flowers
D.  its green leaves

2.  In which season do you think the author paid the least attention to the locust tree?
A.  Spring.
B.  Summer
C.  Autumn.
D.  Winter.

3.  Which of the following statements is true of the author according to the passage?
A.  He would have regretted if the locust tree had died as he had thought it had.
B.  The locust tree turned out to be a lovely memory for him.
C.  He felt unhappy as he had forgotten to take the photos with him.
D.  His work in the office changed with the seasons every year.

4.  It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.  the locust tree died soon after the author left the office
B.  the author worked in the office for at least a few years
C.  it was summer when the author took his job in the office
D.  the weather was dry when the author first saw the tree

5.  What advice does the author intend to give us?
A.  Treasure what we"ve owned.
B.  Look before you leap.
C.  Treat everything calmly.
D.  Never forget the past.

1-5：CDBBA

阅读理解      There was a park near my home. But I didn"t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there
wasn"t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. __1__I found that the two paths were different from each other.
      The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the
flowers weren"t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait!I looked at
the right one. The path didn"t look nice. __2__Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn"t make
up my mind.
      __3__It wasn"t nice,but I didn"t want to give up. At last,I came to the end of the path. Ah!There was
a small garden there. It was beautiful,perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. __4__
      Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I"d like to tell them that if
they had followed the right way,they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had
seen in the park,they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn"t believe me. They couldn"t even remember that path because it was so small.
      __5__Don"t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!
A.  There is nothing that I want to see.
B.  It looked like it had not been cleaned for months.
C.  After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path.
D.  "Which way should I go?"I asked myself. I looked at one way,then the other.
E.  I told them what happened.
F.  My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.
G.  There were trees,flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.

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     Nathan Phillips, who will formally begin his freshman year at the University of San Diego(USD) on
Aug. 31, will arrive on campus in an unusual and philanthropic manner.
     Phillips is expected to arrive between 5 p. m. and 6 p. m. Thursday on his bicycle, having pedaled
1,450 miles from Astoria, Ore.
     Phillips combined his desire to complete a long bike ride before entering college with his interest in
helping the children of Uganda.
     He is raising funds for Invisible Children, a San Diegobased organization seeking to end conflicts
afflicting(使苦恼) northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African
Republic and stop the use of children as soldiers.
     Phillips had raised $1,540 before embarking Aug. 11 and hopes to reach $2,000.
     Phillips, who is from Redmond, Washington, visited Uganda during high school and worked in an
orphanage(孤儿院) there. He was also inspired by a presentation by Invisible Children at his high
school.
     "I have been to Uganda and personally gotten to know some of the kids affected by the war,"
Phillips said in a statement released by the university. "I would do anything to help these kids."
     Phillips" new roommate, Kyle Sharp, has joined him for the last 600 miles of the trip. Students and
other members of the USD community are expected to join him for the last 13 miles.
     "Nathan"s passionate commitment(恪守承诺) to improving the lives of children more than 8,000
miles away resonates(共鸣) with USD"s mission to prepare future leaders to change the world for the
better," Pamela Gray Payton, assistant vice president of public affairs at USD, said in a prepared
statement. "We are delighted to have Nathan as a member of our campus community."
     Supporters from USD and Invisible Children will greet Phillips and his entourage(随从) when they
arrive in front of Founders Hall on campus. The public is invited as well.1. Which of the following statements about Nathan Phillips is TRUE?A. Nathan Phillips has been a freshman at the university.
B. Nathan Phillips is an American.
C. Nathan Phillips is an African.
D. Nathan Phillips likes riding a bike.2. Why does Nathan Phillips finish riding a bike for a long way before going into college?A. He travels to Uganda.
B. He practises riding a bike.
C. He raises money to help the children of Uganda.
D. He wants to take exercise.3. How much money does Nathan Phillips expect to collect in total?A. $1,540.
B. $2,000.
C. $3,540.
D. $2,540.4. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. People like Nathan Phillips.
B. The public invite Nathan Phillips.
C. People support what Nathan Phillips does.
D. Supporters like Nathan Phillips.

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完形填空      When I was a college student at your age, I also faced the same problem as you. I guess it is a very
__1__feeling the current college students have. Due to my bad NCEE"s score, I had no __2__ to go to
the top universities in China. Even worse, __3__ the campus (校园), I threw away the  __4__ of learning
in the high school and just __5__ with other guys in the campus and even didn"t go to class sometimes. I
__6__ lost myself at that time. I didn"t become aware of the __7__ in front of me until my last year in
college. I __8__ realized that with my poor English, my low scores and my lack of technical expertise I
would be __9__ up by the  rat race in modern society of China. So I began to study hard including my
English from the __10__ beginning. I participated in the __11__ contest and did some projects with my
mentor. I even __12__ the scholarship that year. I did whatever I can to improve my personal skills
__13__.After I graduated from university, I made a __14__, that is, to leave the city I had been for 4
years, and went to Shanghai to seek the __15__ I want to be indeed and hope one day my dreams come
true!

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(     )1. A. usual
(     )2. A. money
(     )3. A. entering
(     )4. A. spirit
(     )5. A. studied
(     )6. A. totally
(     )7. A. trouble
(     )8. A. immediately
(     )9. A. brought
(     )10. A. early
(     )11. A. programming
(     )12. A. awarded
(     )13. A. negatively
(     )14. A. determination
(     )15. A. work

B. common
B. time
B. wandering
B. method
B. worked
B. hardly
B. difficulty
B. gradually
B. swallowed
B. new
B. reading
B. got
B. quickly
B. suggestion
B. position

C. ordinary
C. chance
C. leaving
C. theory
C. played
C. slowly
C. problem
C. actually
C. given
C. very
C. writing
C. provided
C. actively
C. difference
C. situation

D. average
D. courage
D. graduating
D. attitude
D. read
D. absolutely
D. challenge
D. apparently
D. cheered
D. good
D. singing
D. rewarded
D. positively
D. decision
D. place

阅读理解

       A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His
wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price
of everything was rising.The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their
homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift-$7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their
neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident."It really made a difference when we were
going under financially, "says Dave.
      But the Fusses weren"t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive
unexpected legacy from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches" generosity.In
some cases, it was a few thousand dollars；in others, it was more than $100,000.
      It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million-they were an
elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
      Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving.They thrived
on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before
making a new purchase.
     Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents
couldn"t afford it."Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything, "says their friend Sandy Van
Weelden, "They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them."
     Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches" wish
that their legacy-a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole
community (社区) and last for generations to come.
     Neighbors helping neighbors-that was Ish and Arlene Hatch"s story.

1. According to the text, the Fusses________.
A. were employed by a truck company
B. were in financial difficulty
C. worked in a school cafeteria
D. lost their home

2. Which of the following is TRUE of the Hatches?
A. They had their children during the Great Depression.
B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.
C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.

3. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?
A. They decided to open a store.
B. They wanted to save money.
C. They couldn"t afford expensive things.
D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.

4. According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were________.
A. understanding
B. optimistic
C. childlike
D. curious

5. What can we learn from the text?
A. The community of Alto was poor.
B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.
C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.

完形填空

     I was enjoying a salad at an outdoor caf? when a homeless lady came over.She was yelling and
__1__ everyone who walked past her for spare change.My instant __2__ was fear and I hoped she
wouldn"t come near me, but she did.I was on the phone and when she came, I said politely, "I"m on
the phone, "in the __3__ way I could, assuring (确信) myself what she __4__ was a lesson in manners.
She walked away, saying, "I"m __5__ you.I"m sorry.I"ll leave."And she turned the corner and
disappeared.
     Normally, I would feel relieved or __6__, but something in me couldn"t rest.Without another thought,
I started searching through my entire wallet, the pockets, everything-for all of the __7__ I could possibly
fin d.
      I caught up with the lady and said, "This is all I have."I __8__ and gave her all I had.She held my
hand and said, "Thank you!Thank you!"Her hand was rough and dirty, but I did not __9__ holding it.
She looked at me, saying, "Will you __10__ my face?"And for some reason, I did.I reached up and
put my hand on her __11__ and she started to cry.I could sense it was as if she had not been touched
by a loving, soft hand in __12__, so I held it there, trying to __13__ her with my heart open.It was
__14__.
     After a few moments I took my hand away.I said, "Take care of yourself.You will be OK.Be careful.
"She thanked me, and walked away __15__.She wasn"t begging any more, and I walked away with an
open heart, trying to make sense of what had just happened.

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