| ( )1. A. usual ( )2. A. hate ( )3. A. remember ( )4. A. paper ( )5. A. look ( )6. A. gently ( )7. A. follow ( )8. A. puzzle ( )9. A. off ( )10.A. smiling ( )11. A. difficulties ( )12. A. what ( )13. A. surprise ( )14. A. up and down ( )15. A. right then ( )16. A. awake ( )17. A. day ( )18. A. chance ( )19. A. only ( )20. A. enjoyed | B. unusual B. prefer B. write B. note B. gesture B. possibly B. catch B. amazement B. on B. jumping B. courses B. when B. relief B. back and forth B. just now B. afraid B. week B. courage B. too B. felt | C. formal C. value C. walk C. map C. sign C. simply C. check C. disappointment C. as C. running C. moments C. how C. hope C. left and right C. until now C. alone C. month C. intention C. so C. learned | D. informal D. make D. read D. script D. meaning D. coldly D. keep D. disbelief D. for D. walking D. strangers D. why D. dream D. in and out D. then again D. asleep D. year D. desire D. but D. doubted | |
| 1-5: BCDCA 6-10: CADAD 11-15: CCBAA 16-20: DABDB | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| It"s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. It"s a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit. Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother"s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my "no thank you," or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it"s okay to just say "no." I shouldn"t feel sorry for refusing food that I don"t want to eat. So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self -confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It"s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out. | ||||
| 1. Why is there a smile on the author"s face in the morning? | ||||
| A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully. B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise. C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD. D. Because she feels a sense of achievement | ||||
| 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ? | ||||
| A. She doesn"t like others politely. B. She likes to make others surprised. C. Others don"t understand what she dose. D. Others try to help her by offering her food. | ||||
| 3. What does the underlined word "commitment" in the last paragraph mean? | ||||
| A. Good health B. Firm belief C. A strong power D. A regular habit | ||||
| 4. What can we learn about the author from the text? | ||||
| A. She acts in a strange way. B. She wants to look different from others. C. She aims to develop a good body shape. D. She has difficulty getting along with others. | ||||
| It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it , "DeLuca recalls saying. " Buck said ,"You should open a sndwich shop."" That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for ﹩1000. DeLuca rented a storefront(店面 ) in Connecticut, and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another ﹩1000. But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’" And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “"It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out, "DeLuca says. And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal, "DeLuca adds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. | ||||
| 1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to____________. | ||||
| A. support his family B. pay for his college education C. help his partner expand business D. do some research | ||||
| 2. Which of the following is true of Buck? | ||||
| A. He put money into the sandwich business. B. He was a professor of business administration. C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. | ||||
| 3. What can we learn about their first shop? | ||||
| A. It stood at an unfavorable place. B. It lowered the prices to promote sales. C. It made no profits due to poor management. D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches. | ||||
| 4. They decided to open a second store because they _________. | ||||
| A. had enough money to do it B. had succeeded in their business C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers D. wanted to make believe that they were successful | ||||
| 5. What contributes most to their success according to the author? | ||||
| A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with suppliers. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores. | ||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||
| Growing up in Philadelphia ,lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties (地方特色菜) in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network. Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman"s charisma is key. "Food TV isn"t about food anymore, "says Flay. "It"s about your personality (个性) and finding a way to keep people"s eyeballs on your show. " But Lieberman isn"t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company (航空公司 ) was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job. | ||||
| 1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman"s family_________ . | ||||
| A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant | ||||
| 2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman_______. | ||||
| A. at one of his parties B. from his teachers C. through his taped show D. on a television program | ||||
| 3. What does the word "charisma" underlined in the text refer to? | ||||
| A. A natural ability to attract others. B. A way to show one"s achievement. C. Lieberman"s after-class interest. D. Lieberman"s fine cooking skill. | ||||
| 4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job? | ||||
| A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV. C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. | ||||
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| Was he dreaming? David Ewart saw a red ball of fire. He shot out of a deep sleep and heard his ten-year-old daughter, Heather, screaming. Ewart jumped out of bed on the second floor of his home. Downstairs he heard loud popping noises, glass bulbs, furniture, appliances exploding as fire consumed them. Three hundred and fifty people, including friends and family members, had attended Ewart"s annual Christmas party at his home in Valencia, California. David was a giver. They all enjoyed themselves. After the party, he and his 77-year-old mother, Esther, put out the candles all but one, missed and left burning on a holiday paper tablecloth. Now, as Ewart started down the hall to alert his parents and three children, he said a silent prayer: God, if it is your will, save us. The heat was hellish(地狱般的). But then he felt a hand on his shoulder and something that was not quite a voice guiding him, giving him the direction: the bedroom window. He kicked out the window screen and told Heather to jump onto the patio(院子) cover, crawl to the edge and drop to the ground, the feet below. Next he headed for his two sons, Jonathan, 13, and Michael, 15, who were screaming with pain. David led Jonathan to the window. He returned for Michael, who was now helping his grandparents, trapped in their room behind a jammed door. Michael threw himself against it and finally burst through. David guided his mother, then Michael, to safety. Only his father remained. The 81-year-old"s face was badly burned. He lost his footing and fell. David took his hand and helped him to the window. Too weak to hold on, his father rolled off the patio cover to the ground. Finally,David escaped. Second later, the second floor exploded, yet all the while, he felt he was being led, under protection. The family survived and firefighters said they were mystified(迷惑) as to how the family survived. David Ewart was not.. | ||||
| 1. Why did the fire take place? | ||||
| A. Three hundred and fifty friends were at their home. B. David and his mother put out all the candles but one left burning. C. Someone set fire to their house. D. David Ewart saw a red ball of fire. | ||||
| 2. Which is the following is Not true? | ||||
| A. Michael helped his parents escape from the fire. B. David Ewart helped heather jumped out of the burning room from the bedroom window. C. David"s father was too weak to hold on , at last he was dead. D. David"s mother was saved out earlier than his father. | ||||
| 3. How many years older was David"s father than his mother? | ||||
| A. 2 B.15 C. 4 D. the same age | ||||
| 4. How many people were trapped when the fire broke out? | ||||
| A. 350 B. 6 C. 5 D. 356 | ||||
| 5. What does the writer want to tell us from the story? | ||||
| A. Everyone should be aware of the danger of fire B. People shouldn"t hold big parties at home C. United, we stand, Divided, we fall. D. When in danger, we should keep calm. | ||||
| 完型填空。 | ||||
| My wife was shouting at Sindu again. I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene. My daughter Sindu looked 1__. Her eyes were wet with tears. In front of her was a bowl 2_ with bitter melon. Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed_3_ in the "cooling effects" of bitter melon. I tried to _4_ Sindu to take a fewmouthfuls. She 5__ down a bit and wiped her tears. Then she said she would eat the _6_bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for. I agreed. Slowly and _7_ , she finished the whole bowl. After that, Sindu came to me with her eyeswide with 8__. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head 9__. "Impossible!"shouted my wife. However, I knew that if I 10__ on my promise, Sindu would neverlearn to 11 her own. So I decided to keep my promise. On Monday morning, I 12__ her off at school. Just then,a boy shouted, "Sindu,wait for me!" What struck me was 13 hairless head. I was about to leave when a ladycame to me and said, "Sir, your _14_is great indeed!" I didn"t _15_.She continued, "That boy is my son. He is 16__ from Leukemia (白血病). He lost all his hair_ 17__the side effects of the chemotherapy (化疗) He _18_ to come back to school because he was afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him. Sindu visited him last week andpromised to help him, but I 19__ imagined that she would sacrifice her lovely hair for thesake of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a(n) 20__ soul for a child. " I didn"t know what to say. It was then that I knew what love really was. | ||||
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