As the train approached the seaside town where I was going to spend my holidays, I went into the corridor to __1_ my legs. I stayed there a short while, breathing in the fresh sea air and __2_ a few words with one of the passengers, whom I had met earlier on the __3_. When I turned to go back to __4__, I happened to glance into the compartment (车厢) next to mine. Sitting there was a man who many years before had been my neighbour. He was a great __5__, I remembered; it used to take hours to __6__ him once he began a conversation. I was not at all __7__ when he went to live in another part of London. We had not met since then, __8__ did I wish to meet him now, when __9__ was about to begin. Luckily at that moment he was 10 busy talking to the man opposite him to catch sight of me. I slipped back into my compartment, took down my two suitcases and carried them to the far end of the corridor so as to be ready to 11 the train as soon as it stopped. The moment the train came to a halt (停止), I called a porter, who in no time at all had carried my luggage out of the station and 12 me a taxi. As I drove towards my small hotel on the outskirts of the town, I breathed a deep sigh of relief at my 13 . There was little chance that I should 14 my boring exneighbour again. When I reached the hotel, I went 15 to my room and rested there until it was time for dinner. Then I went down to the dining room and 16 a drink. I had barely raised the glass to my lips 17 an all too familiar voice greeted me. I had not escaped from the tiresome neighbour 18 ! He grasped me warmly by the hand and insisted that we 19 a table in the dinningroom. "This is a pleasant 20 ," he said. "I never expected to see you again after all these years." |
( )1.A. reach ( )2.A. exchanging ( )3.A. fruit stand ( )4.A. the station ( )5.A. talker ( )6.A. get rid of ( )7.A. happy ( )8.A. so ( )9.A. holiday ( )10.A. very ( )11.A. get on ( )12.A. found ( )13.A. good luck ( )14.A. lose in touch with ( )15.A. carelessly ( )16.A. ordered ( )17.A. while ( )18.A. above all ( )19.A. spare ( )20.A. surprise | B. extend B. changing B. department store B. my seat B. poet B. take care of B. afraid B. no B. school day B. too B. stay on B. gave B. nice choice B. run into B. aimlessly B. requested B. before B. after all B. rent B. interview | C. stretch C. talking through C. bus stop C. the waiting room C. speaker C. get away from C. sorry C. not C. work day C. so C. catch C. offered C. narrow escape C. knock down C. idly C. fetched C. when C. first of all C. reserve C. appointment | D. loosen D. talking about D. station platform D. the office D. hero D. pay attention to D. content D. nor D. conversation D. much D. get off D. bought D. bad fortune D. catch up with D. straight D. asked D. after D. in all D. share D. party | 阅读理解 | Adrian"s "Amazing Race" started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn"t hear a thing, not even loud noises.In a special school for the hearingimpaired (听觉受损的),he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children.However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother.She wanted him to lead a normal life.So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words. Later on, Adrian"s parents decided to send him to a regular school.But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn"t take care of a special student.His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything.Adrian made the grade and got accepted.It was a big challenge.The pace (节奏)was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn"talways easy.But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school. The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off.Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school.He also achieved a lot in life outside school.He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains.He even entered the World Yacht Race-being the first hearingimpaired Asian to do so. But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother. "If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve greatresults," she often said.
1. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school? A. By speaking. B. By using sign language. C. By reading lips. D. By making loud noises.
2. Adrian"s parents decided to send him to a regular school because________. A. they wanted him to live a normal life B. they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong C. he wouldn"t mix with other disabled children D. he wasn"t taken good care of in the special school
3. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? A. He did a lot of outdoor activities. B. He was pushed hard to study every day. C. He attended private classes after school. D. He worked very hard both in and after class.
4. Why is Adrian"s life described as an "Amazing Race"? A. He did very well in his study. B. He succeeded in entering a regular school. C. He reached his goals in spite of his disability. D. He took part in the World Yacht Race. | 完形填空 | A majority of people have no idea of the hard work and worry that goes into the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that are always asked of me is how I became an animal collector in the first __1__.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents, the first word I was able to say with any __2__ was not the conventional "mamma" or "daddy", but the word "zoo", which I would __3__ over and over again with a shrill __4__ until someone, in groups to __5__ me up, would take me to the zoo. When I __6__ a little older, we lived in Greece and I had a great __7__ of pets, ranging from owls to seahorses, and I spent all my spare time __8__ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to __9__ to my collection of pets.__10__ on I went for a year to the City Zoo, as a student __11__ to get experience of the large animals, such as lions, bears, bison and ostriches, which were not easy to keep at home.When I left, I __12__ had enough money of my own to be able to __13__ my first trip and I have been going __14__ ever since then.Though a collector"s job is not an easy one and is full of __15__, it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and travel. | ( )1. A. region ( )2. A. clarity ( )3. A. recite ( )4. A. volume ( )5. A. close ( )6. A. grew ( )7. A. many ( )8. A. living ( )9. A. increase ( )10. A. later ( )11. A. attendant ( )12. A. luckily ( )13. A. pay ( )14. A. normally ( )15. A. expectations | B. field B. emotion B. recognize B. noise B. shut B. turned B. amount B. cultivating B. include B. further B. keeper B. gladly B. provide B. regularly B. sorrows | C. place C. sentiment C. read C. voice C. stop C. kept C. number C. reclaiming C. add C.then C. member C. nearly C. allow C. usually C. excitement | D. case D. affection D. repeat D. pitch D. comfort D. remained D. supply D. exploring D. enrich D. subsequently D. aide D. successfully D. finance D. often D. disappointments | 完型填空。 | Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1 up his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 2 expensive "school" fees. He always owes his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before 3 , he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 5 down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the 6 goods out had to pay the tax. And he worried about paying 7 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless 8 . When he was 9 of his "smarts", immediately, 10 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 11 nearly ¥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen"s words. Glen was amazed. 12 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 13 strictly. For many times of entryexit 14 he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him 15 time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods, he would be charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after 17 the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because an additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 , which he would 20 as the secret of his success forever. | ( )1. A. set ( )2. A. good ( )3. A. staying ( )4. A. books ( )5. A. put ( )6. A. ordinary ( )7. A. one ( )8. A. present ( )9. A. afraid ( )10. A. in ( )11. A. paid ( )12. A. Before ( )13. A. appreciated ( )14. A. conditions ( )15. A. no matter what ( )16. A. came out ( )17. A. landing ( )18. A. expression ( )19. A. honesty ( )20. A. remember | B. came B. bad B. leaving B. things B. looked B. common B. it B. trade B. proud B. on B. spent B. After B. beaten B. experiences B. no matter how B. found out B. flying B. idea B. lies B. learn | C. went C. extra C. living C. saving C. taken C. specific C. them C. toy C. well C. before C. took C. If C. spoken C. experiments C. no matter when C. sent out C. catching C. thought C. goods C. revise | D. called D. few D. coming D. pounds D. lied D. many D. these D. fake D. hard D. after D. cost D. Though D. examined D. chances D. no matter why D. set out D. boarding D. impression D. things D. read | 阅读理解。 | Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict (冲突). It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart. One morning, a man with a carpenter"s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, "I just have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek (河沟). My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 foot high fence, in order not to see his place any more." The carpenter smiled and said, "I see. I"ll try to do a job that satisfies you." Then the elder brother went downtown. At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer"s eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other"s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I"ve a lot of other work for you," said the elder brother. "I"d love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but I have so many more bridges to build." | 1. What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict? | A. They lived a poor life. B. They lived in peace. C. They never spoke to each other. D. They lived on the same farm. | 2. It can be learned that the carpenter was _____. | A. unwilling to obey the farmer B. fond of building bridges C. unable to build a fence D. willing to help others | 3. The best title for this passage is _____. | A. A Fine Piece of Work B. A Carpenter C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers D. Two Brothers | 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | A. The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek. B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge. C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter"s work. D. The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to. |
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