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阅读理解。     An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the
lives of more than two million babies.
     James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma (血浆) that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a
form of severe anemia (贫血症). He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies,
including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father"s blood.
     Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now added
up to a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was regarded so special that his life
was insured for one million Australian dollars.
     He was also nicknamed the "man with the golden arm" or the "man in two million". He said, "I"ve never
thought about stopping. Never." He made a promise to be a donor aged 14 after taking major chest
surgery in which he needed 13 liters of blood. "I was in hospital for three months," he said. "The blood I
received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18."
     Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At
the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns
suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility
between the mother"s blood and her unborn baby"s blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive
blood and the other Rh-negative.
     His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine (疫苗) called Anti-D. After his blood type
was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to have a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine.
"They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of," he said. "I
wasn"t scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away."
     Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma
could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also
been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
     It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few
weeks now.1. How old is James Harrison?A. 56
B. 70
C. 74
D. 782. Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because           .A. his daughter asked him to help her son
B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D. someone else"s blood saved his life3. The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 5) suggests that           .A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before their birth
B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood
C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood4. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.
D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.

1-4: CDBA

完形填空。     I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the
time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day
while my mother was   1   .
    Grandma loved music. It was she that first   2   me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I
heard his music, I was truly in   3   with it. Most five-year-olds ask for   4   for birthdays, but I wanted
Elvis" albums. I would play them non-stop and   5   to the music in my grandma"s family room though my
movements didn"t look   6   .
     Grandma played the piano and   7   me to sing "America the Beautiful" and "Somewhere over the
Rainbow". I   8   started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano
lessons from a lady living in the   9   . I would come home from   10   and walk there for my lesson. I   11
took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n)   12  and allow me to continue to
teach myself.
     Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She
was   13   , but the music seemed to   14   her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing "Somewhere over the Rainbow", her weakened voice   15   in with mine for a few lines. That experience
was one of the most   16   of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music
career and she was very   17   and said, "That"s wonderful!" I   18 .
to play for her throughout the week I was home.
     My grandma   19   two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every   20   I write or
sing in my life.

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(     )1. A. at home
(     )2. A. sent
(     )3. A. debate
(     )4. A. music
(     )5. A. wave
(     )6. A. funny
(     )7. A. forced
(     )8. A. generally
(     )9. A. hotel
(     )10. A. school
(     )11. A. exactly
(     )12. A. explanation
(     )13. A. in deep sorrow
(     )14. A. comfort
(     )15. A. joined
(     )16. A. genuine
(     )17. A. energetic
(     )18. A. refused
(     )19. A. passed away
(     )20. A. song

B. at school
B. left
B. love
B. benefit
B. sleep
B. balanced
B. prepared
B. finally
B. apartment
B. hospital
B. only
B. celebration
B. in great pain
B. spot
B. poured
B. impressive
B. calm
B. expected
B. died away
B. poem

C. at work
C. remembered
C. agreement
C. gifts
C. dance
C. good
C. enabled
C. fortunately
C. neighborhood
C. street
C. completely
C. translation
C. in high spirits
C. attract
C. mixed
C. puzzling
C. exhausted
C. continued
C. passed by
C. article

D. in hospital
D. introduced
D. doubt
D. toys
D. play
D. interesting
D. taught
D. suddenly
D. hospital
D. office
D. seldom
D. foundation
D. in big trouble
D. terrify
D. combined
D. unbelievable
D. pleased
D. pretended
D. died out
D. composition

阅读理解。

     The old man walked with a cane (拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips that
held a steady smile.
     He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair."
     Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table.
Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.
    In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss."
    "You"re welcome, Sir." She replied. "My name is Mary. I"ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me."
     After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"
    He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!"
     When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $ 100 bill.
     The note on the napkin read, "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It
shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine
through those who meet you."
    The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his
employees, had seen him in person.

1. Mary ran over to the old man because _____.

A. the old man was the boss of the restaurant
B. she was worried that the old man might cause trouble to the restaurant
C. she saw the old man had some difficulty moving and taking a seat
D. the old man had asked her to wait on him

2. The man came to the restaurant ______.

A. to have breakfast
B. to see his employees
C. to find out how his restaurant was working
D. to see how Mary served customers

3. The words the man left on the napkin suggested that _____.

A. respecting others means respecting oneself
B. serving others is a respectable job
C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness
D. Mary"s kind service would bring in more money for her

4. Which of the following titles goes best with the story?

A. A kind- hearted Girl
B. Shining Kindness
C. Kindness Means Opportunities
D. A Special Customer

完形填空。

     When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I
remember one night in particular  1  she had made breakfast after a long ,  2  day at work.
     On that   3  so long ago ,my mom   4 a plate of eggs ,sausage and extremely  5   biscuits front of my
dad .I remember   6  to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was   7   for his biscuit ,smile at my mom
and ask me how my day was at school…I don"t  8 what I told him that night ,but I do remember watching
him  9  biscuits happily!
     When I got up from the table that evening ,I remember hearing my mom   10 to my dad for burning the
biscuits." And I"ll never  11 what he said :"Honey ,I love burned biscuits."
     Later that night ,I went to kiss Daddy   12  night and I asked him if he   13 liked his biscuits burned.
He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she"s really
  14 . And besides, a burned biscuit never   15 anyone!"
     Life is full of imperfect things …and imperfect people. I"m not the   16   at hardly anything, but what
I"ve   17  over the years is that learning to accept each other"s faults, which is one of the most important
keys to   18  a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.
    We could extend this to any relationship. In fact,   19  is the base of any relationship, be it a
husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!
     God Bless You … Now, and always…

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阅读理解。
Just 25 years ago, the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher, banker and doctor. Now, they want to be sports star, pop star and actor, according to survey by the Guardian newspaper. Rachel, a character in the popular TV show Glee, may be said to speak for British teenagers. "Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor." He said. Emma Brockes, a reporter with the Guardian, believes it is "the bad influence of celebrity(名人) culture" that is to blame. "When children wanted to be doctor, it wasn"t because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now; you go where the respect is." She wrote. It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression. Dr Carlo Stranger, of Tel Aviv University, studied the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance: Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century. He told the Daily Mail that young people now are "affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network, which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrity into an obsession(痴迷)." "As humans, we naturally measure ourselves to those around us, but now we live in a global village. We are comparing ourselves with the most "important" people in the world and finding ourselves wanting," he said. Today, even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant when they compare themselves to success stories in the media. The way out? Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called "active self-acceptance through a constant search for self-knowledge through life." "The fear of insignificance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement," he said.
1. Nowadays, young people in Britain want to .
A．choose jobs based on interests B．become famous C．be teacher, banker and doctor D．earn more money
2. According to Emma Brockes, what causes the increasing level of anxiety?
A．Choices of future careers. B．Access to the global network. C．Bad influences of celebrities. D．Endless comparison with others.
3. Which of the following is true of Dr Carlo Strenger?
A．He is a newspaper reporter B．He is the spokesman of teenagers. C．He tells success stories on TV. D．He is against ranking people with wealth.
4. Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should .
A．seek active self-acceptance B．stick to their own dreams C．make great achievements D．search for the secret of wealth
5. The text is mainly written to .
A．talk about job choices B．analyse a social phenomenon C．encourage celebrity culture D．introduce three famous people
阅读理解。
It is a hot summer day, and you feel thirsty. A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade. How do you feel when you see the glass? Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure? I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure. There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings, and sometimes one causes the other, but they are not the same. Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them. When you are happy, little unpleasant events usually do not disturb you. When you are unhappy, you feel as if everything is against you. You may compensate for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure；yet you stay unhappy. A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure, yet, this does not make him happier, especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health. The physical world is always in a changing state. At each moment a new thing is being created , changed, transformed and then destroyed. This is the normal state of things and no one call change it. If we stay still in a certain state, we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later. On the other hand, if we adjust to the environment, nothing can influence our moods. Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind. The room of the mind was filled with worry or fear. If you are free of thinking about them, the room has been emptied, and then you will see what is happening and experience it When your mind stays quiet, you will see that happiness comes from the inside.
1.What does the underlined phrase "compensate for" in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A. to make a suitable payment for B. to let out your anger for C. to provide with a balancing effect for D. to solve the problems for
2. According to the passage, in which of the following situations can you feel happy?
A. A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty. B. You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you. C. Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health. D. You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.
3.We can learn from the passage .
A. happiness is more dependent on the five senses B. pleasure sometimes arouses happiness C. you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state D. you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment
4.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. Pleasure Leads To Happiness B. Happiness Changes Us C. Happiness Is Within Us D. Stay A Quiet Mind