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James"s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully__1__the coins that lay on the bed,$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was al least $90! ____2____on earth was hegoing to get the ___3___of the money?
He knew that his fnriends all had bicycles. It was ___4____ to hangaround with people when you were the only one without wheels. Hethought about what he could do. There was no ____5____ asking hisparents,for he knew they had no money to ___6____
There was only one way to get money ,and that was to____7____ it.He would have to find a job. ___8____who would hire him and whatcould he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice ,who usually had____9___on most things.
"Well,you can start right here, "said Mr Clay."My windowsneed cleaning and my car needs washing."
That was the ___10__ of James" odd-job (零工)business. Forthree months he worked every day after
finishing bis homework. He was amazed by the ___11____of jobs that people found for him to do.He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books.He lost count of the ___12____of cars he washed andwindows he cleaned,but the ___13___increased and he knew that hewould soon
have ___14___for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __15__came when James counted his money andfound $94.32. He __16___no time and went down to the shop topick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode ___17___ home, lookingforward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard
___18___for the money,but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more ___19___he had bought it
with his own money.He had __20___what he thought was impossible,and that was worth even more than
the bicycle. |
( )1.A. cleaned
( )2.A.How
( )3.A.amount
( )4.A. brave
( )5.A. point
( )6.A. split
( )7.A. borrow
( )8.A. Or
( )9.A. decisions
( )10.A. beginning
( )11.A. similarity
( )12.A. brand
( )13.A. effort
( )14.A. all
( )15.A. finally
( )16.A. gave
( )17.A. patiently
( )18.A. applying
( )19.A. since
( )20.A. deserved | B. covered
B. Why
B. part
B. hard
B. reason
B. spend
B. earn
B. So
B. experience
B. introduction
B. quality
B. number
B. pressure
B. enough
B. instantly
B. left
B. proudly
B. asking
B. if
B. benefited | C. counted
C. Who
C. sum
C. smart
C. result
C. spare
C. raise
C. For
C. opinions
C. requirement
C. suitability
C. size
C. money
C. much
C. normally
C. took
C. silently
C. looking
C. than
C. achieved | D. checked
D. What
D. rest
D. unfair
D. right
D. save
D. collect
D. But
D. knowledge
D. opening
D. variety
D. type
D. trouble
D. some
D. regularly
D. wasted
D. tiredly
D. working
D. though
D. learned |
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举一反三
Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty anddisease. He came to Georgetown
University on a scholarship(奖学金)to study medicine一but Coach(教练)John Thompson got alook
at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star inthe NBA,and a citizen of the United
States. But he never forgot the1and of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. Hebuilt
a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend hassaid of this good-hearted man:"Mutombo
believes that God hasgiven him this chance to do great things. "Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched forways to share her love of music and
art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children"s videos in her own
house. The Baby Einsteln Company was born, and in justfive years her business grew to more than
$20 million in sales. Andshe is using her success to help others-producing child safety videos with
John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program:
"I believe it"s the most important thing that I have ever done.I believe that childrenhave the right to live
in a world that is safe. "Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlemsubway station with his two little girls
when he saw a man fall in to the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto thetracks,
pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨),andheld him as the train passed right above
their heads.
He insists he"s not a hero. He says,"We have got to show each other some love. " |
| 1. What was Mutombo praised for? |
A. Being a star in the NBA.
B. Being a student of medicine.
C. His work in the church.
D. His willingness to help the needy. |
| 2. Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is___________. |
A. helpful to his personal development
B. something he should do for his homeland
C. a chance for his friends to share his money
D. a way of showing his respect to the NBA |
| 3. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning? |
A. Produce safety equipment for children.
B. Make videos to help protect children.
C. Sell children"s music and artwrork.
D. Look for missing and exploited children. |
| 4. Why was Wesley Autrey praisied as a hero? |
A. He helped a man get across the rails.
B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.
D. He saved a person without considering his own safety. |
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Michael Fish may soon be replaced as a weather forecaster by something truly fishie-the shark(鲨鱼).
Research by a British biology student suggests that sharks couldbe used to predict storms.
Lauren Smith,24, is close to completing her study on sharks"a bility to sense pressure.
If her studies prove the theory, scientists may be able to monitor the behaviour of sharks to predict
bad weather.
Miss Smith had previously studied the behaviour of lemonsharks in the Bahamas.
She then used their close relatives, lesser spotted dogfish, forfurther research at Aberdeen University.
Her work-thought to be the first of its kind to test the pressuretheory -resulted from the observation
that juvenile blacktip sharksoff Florida moved into deeper water ahead of a violent storm in2001.
Miss Smith said,"I"ve always been crazy about traveling anddiving and this led me to an interest in
sharks."
"I was deligbted to have been able to research in the area formy degree. I know there"s so much more we need to understand-butit certainly opens the way to more research. "
It has been discovered that a shark senses pressure using haircells in its balance system.
At the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas,Miss Smith fixedhi-tech sensors to sharks to record pressure
and temperature, whilealso tracking them using GPS ( Global Positioning System )technology.
In Aberdeen,she was able to study the effects of tidal(潮汐的)and temperature changes on dogfis-none of which were harmed. She also used a special lab which can mimic(模拟)oceanic pressure changes caused by weather fronts.
She is due to complete her study and graduate later this year.She says she will be looking for a job which will give her the chanceto enrich her experience of shark research. |
| 1. The passage is most probably taken from_______. |
A. a short-story collection
B. a popular science magazine
C. a research paper
D. a personal diary |
| 2. What do we learn om the first four paragraphs of the passage? |
A. Sharks may be used to predict bad weather.
B. Sharks" behaviour can be controlled.
C. Michael Fish is not qualified for his job.
D. Lauren Smith will become a weather forecaster. |
| 3. Lauren Smith conducted her research by_______. |
A. removing hair cells from a shark"s balance system
B. measuring the air pressure of weather fronts
C. Fecording sharks" body temperature
D. monitoring sharks" reaction to weather changes |
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? |
A. A popular way of forecasting weather.
B. A new research effort in predicting storms.
C. Biologists" interest in the secrets of sharks.
D. Lauren Smith"s devotion to scientific research. |
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My First Long Run
Two weeks ago,I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger,I realized that I
wasn"t going to feel any better just sitting there.Feeling abandoned andguilty,I put on my gym shoes
to get some fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope (斜坡)that is easier just to jog downif you are lazy,takipg advantage of
gravity.Instead of stopping at theend of the slope,I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of
thestreet.1 had tried a few months ago and failed miserably,Since thatfirst attempt I had been jogging
regularly and was significantly fitter,but still very lazy.However this time around I managed to reach
thestop sign with ease and I figiired I would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upperbody was tense. To make the moveinent
easier I had to relax my body,and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would bedisappointed. No one would even know. But I didn"t stop.I wanted tokeep going harder , better , faster , stronger. To my great surprise , I ran4. 9
km in 31 minutes. When I got back,I had tears in my eyes. I didsomething I thought I could never do.
It was the first run of my life. Since then,I have improved mystride ( 步幅 ) and time. After every run I
feel fitter, happier andmotivated to keep progressing.I love the runner"s high. I normally jogbecause I
want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feelgood.
1. Why did the author feel guilty?
( No more than 9 words)
__________________________________________________________________
2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago?
( No more than 11 words)
___________________________________________________________________
3.What excuses did tbe author keep giving herself to stop?
(No more than 9 words)
____________________________________________________________________
4. How is running different from jogging to the author?
( No more than 14 words)
____________________________________________________________________ |
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For an American, or a foreigner here, any chance to have a social life is welcome. But
what happened last night made me think I may be better off having no life while I"m in
Baghdad.
Friday evening,l was on my way with an American journalist friend to his welcome party.
When we got to a checkpoint,we were told to get out of the car to be searched,which is
normal procedure. We waited under a tent,as our car was examined on the other side
of a wall. We couldn"t see what was happening but we figured we would hit the road soon.
But the search was taking longer than expected, probably because of a car bomb
threat that had been reported earlier. Then we noticed the officers put their helmets(头盔)
on. Never a good sign.
Our Iraqi driver then noticed that our other Iraqi driver and guards who were in a
second car were standing facing a wall. We had gotten separated from them at the
checkpoint. We told two American officers that they were with us. They whispered
with each other and then walked away.
A few minutes later, an officer walked toward us and asked us to follow him. He
said to me, "If you make any moves,l will take you down hard. "
That"s when l knew we were actually thought to be doing something terrible. We
were told to sit in a row on the sidewalk, facing the street. I noticed across the street
were our other driver and guards. They were also in a row, but in a kneeling position
with their hands on their heads.
I was shocked. The only explanation could be that our guards had been at the
shooting range in the morning, so the police dog may have picked something up from
that. I also wondered why our Iraqi fellows on the other side of the street were being
treated worse than us when it was our car that was under suspicion(怀疑) .
After the end of the hour long suffering, we were allowed to leave. No longer in
the mood for the party,we all went home. |
| 1. The author and his people were going to the party____. |
A. in two cars
B. in one car
C. under the protection of police officers
D. for the purpose of exploding a car |
| 2. The author became aware the situation was worse than expected when__________. |
A. they arrived at the checkpoint
B. the officers put their helmets on
C. an officer shouted at him
D. some people were asked to kneel down |
| 3. Paragraphs 6 and 7 are mainly written to_________. |
A. analyze the reason for the accident
B. describe the author"s terrible feelings
C. state the importance to obey police
D. show how differently the officers treated them |
| 4. The author indicated that in Iraq ,__________. |
A. he would think twice before going to social activities
B. it was particularly dangerous for foreigners
C. foreigners were treating local people very cruelly
D. American officers could do whatever they wanted |
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My son Joey was born with club feet (畸形足) . The doctors told us that with ___1___ he would
be able to walk 2 but would never run very well. The first three years of his 3 were spent in surgery(手术) . By the time he was eight, you wouldn"t know he had a 4 when you saw him walk.
The children in our 5 ran around as most children do during play,and Joey would jump right in and
run and play,too. We never told him that he probably wouldn"t be 6 to run as well as the other children. So he didn" t know.
In seventh grade he 7 to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Perhaps he 8 that the abilities that seemed to come 9 to so many others did not come naturally to him. 10 the entire team runs, only the top seven runners
have the 11 to score points for the school. We didn"t tell him he probably would never make the team,
so he didn"t know.
He 12 to run four to five miles a day , every day-even the day he had a fever. I was 13 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running alone. I asked him how he felt.
" 14 ," he said. He had two more miles to go. The 15 ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from
his fever. Yet he looked 16 ahead and kept running. We never told him he 17 run four miles with a fever. So he didn"t know.
Two weeks later the names of the team runners were 18 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had
made the team. He was in seventh grade-the other six team members were all eight-graders. We never
told him he couldn"t 19 to make the team. We never told him he couldn"t do it. We never told him he
couldn"t do all those things. So he didn"t know. He 20 did it. |
( )1.A. examination
( )2.A. silently
( )3.A. school
( )4.A. confidence
( )5.A. neighborhood
( )6.A. pleased
( )7.A. refused
( )8.A. sensed
( )9.A. suddenly
( )10.A. If
( )11.A. strength
( )12.A. continued
( )13.A. upset
( )14.A. Sorry
( )15.A. tears
( )16.A. obviously
( )17.A. couldn"t
( )18.A. discovered
( )19.A. expect
( )20.A. seldom | B. experiment
B. usually
B. life
B. problem
B. city
B. cetain
B. decided
B. understood
B. actually
B. Since
B. benefit
B. had
B. angry
B. Okay
B. heat
B. anxiously
B. wouldn"t
B. called
B. like
B. just | C. excitement
C. normally
C. illness
C. success
C. family
C. able
C. remembered
C. learned
C. naturally
C. Although
C. intelligence
C. wanted
C. worried
C. Right
C. sweat
C. straight
C. mustn"t
C. completed
C. fail
C. always | D. treatment
D. quickly
D. time
D. comfort
D. childhood
D. willing
D. promised
D. drove
D. possibly
D. Because
D. chance
D. indicated
D. disappointed
D. Absolute
D. failure
D. typically
D. needn"t
D. examined
D. try
D. never |
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