阅读理解。 Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for

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阅读理解。      Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football,
tennis, cricket anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was
the object of jokes in school gym classes in England"s rural Devonshire.
    It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking
alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his
mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first
marathon.
     The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat
across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway"s School of Adventure in
Scotland, where he learned about the older man"s cold-water exploits ( 成就). Intrigued, Saunders read
all he could about Arctic Explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
     Journeys to the Pole aren"t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his
dream as fantasy. "John Ridgway was one of the few who didn"t say, "You"re completely crazy,"" Saunders says. In 2001,after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a close encounter(遭遇)with a polar bear.
     Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he"s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation. This
October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back,
an 1,800-mile journey that has never been complete on skis.1. The turning point in Saunders" life came when ______.A. he started to play ball game
B. he got a mountain bike at age 15
C. he ran his first marathon at age 18
D. he started to receive Ridgway"s training2. We can learn from the text that Ridgway______ .A. dismissed Saunders" dream as fantasy
B. built up his body together with Saunders
C. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
D. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic3. What do we know about Saunders?A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.
B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.4. The underlined word "intrigued" in the third paragraph probable means _____.A. Excited
B. Convinced
C. Delighted
D. Fascinated5. It can be inferred that Saunders" journey to the North Pole ______.   A. was accompanied by his old playmates
B. set a record in the North Pole expedition
C. was supported by other Arctic explorers
D. made him well-known in the 1960s

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完形填空。     I was on my way to visit my cousin in Wales. I was driving on the motorway  1   somehow I lost
control of my car. It ran into a smaller car, with parents and three young children in it.   2 , no one was
hurt but the experience was very   3 .
     There was so much   4    that my first thought was to just   5    my car as fast as I could. I could hear
the children from the car behind me   6  . when I got out, I could see the mum was trying hard to   7   her
crying children and move them away from the smoking   8  at the same time. I was shocked.
     I though it would be   9   that the parents would be angry and upset. But   10  being angry with me,
the mum simply said to me "Come here. You need to join in our hug. "
     Really? I couldn"t   11   my ears. It was such a warm gesture from someone whose family had just
been   12  be me! I felt much   13  afterwards.
     Meanwhile, the father was getting the children"s   14  out of the back of his car because it was
freezing outside. When he came back, he asked me if I was okay and then gave me a   15  too! I
couldn"t believe it! I could see that he was completely shocked and dazed(茫然的)and yet he   16
managed this wonderful and warm gesture. To find pity in a moment like that is 17    incredible (难以置
信的).
     Later, I overheard the couple telling their children that the important thing to   18  was that they were
all okay and unhurt!
     The story didn"t stop there… A few hours later, after I reached my cousin"s home, the father   19
  me to see if I had got hom okay and make sure that I was all right.
     Incredible people do   20 , but to actually meet them, especially during such a frightening moment,
was just so incredible. (     )1. A. when
(     )2. A. Clearly
(     )3. A. frightening
(     )4. A. fire
(     )5. A. look out of
(     )6. A. talking
(     )7. A. comfort
(     )8. A. trains
(     )9. A. terrible
(     )10. A. in favor of
(     )11. A. believe
(     )12. A. damaged
(     )13. A. sadder
(     )14. A. bags
(     )15. A. hug
(     )16. A. even
(     )17. A. nearly
(     )18. A. focus on
(     )19. A. wrote
(     )20. A. stay B. until
B. Strangely
B. interesting
B. smoke
B. give up
B. singing
B. hold
B. cars
B. obvious
B. in case of
B. see
B. hit
B. safer
B. books
B. smile
B. already
B. mostly
B. refer to
B. found
B. care   C. before
C. Luckily
C. depressing
C. noise
C. get out of
C. screaming
C. separate
C. taxis
C. natural
C. other than
C. find
C. attacked
C. worse
C. toys
C. speech
C. still
C. hardly
C. speak of
C. rang
C. arrive D. while
D. Exactly
D. surprising
D. traffic
D. pick up
D. quarrelling
D. satisfy
D. trucks
D. ordinary
D. instead of
D. feel
D. saved
D. better
D. coats
D. hand
D. just
D. truly
D. point to
D. followed
D. exist

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阅读理解。     My goddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan,
and I were helping with the Valentine"s Day rush of 2011. We"d been preparing hundreds of berries,
arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
     By the end of the day and I were exhausted. Shari didn"t seem tired. That was what Shari liked doing
especially when she gave someone else something. I"d seen her give away berries to everybody-parking
attendants, mail carriers, hairdressers. "For me?" they"d say, breaking into a smile.
     As a "thank you", Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-munite wait at her favorite
restaurant. "No big deal. There"s another place just up the road," she said, driving us there. This time we
walked right in. While the waitress took our drink orders Shari reached into her handbag, pulling
something out.
     "I want you to have these," she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries.
     "Will she love those berries!"I said to myself. But the waitress seemed extremely surprised. She hardly
let out a "Thank you" before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
     A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. " I apologize," she said. " It"s just …my
best friend and I made an agreement to send each other something every Valentine"s Day. But she passed
last year. I didn"t know how I"d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box."
     "I"m so sorry to hear that," said Shari. " It"s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them."
     "Oh, I will," the waitress said. " See, every year we always sent each other the same thing: a box of
chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favorite store, The Berry Factory.1. The first paragraph is mainly about _____.A. something about Shari"s job
B. something about The Berry Factory
C. how they celebrated Valentine"s Day
D. what they did on Valentine"s Day 2. Why did the waitress apologize to Shari?A. Because she had a bad service to Shari
B. Because she didn"t express her thanks to Shari
C. Because she didn"t pay for the strawberries
D. Because she didn"t take Shari"s drink order3. What do we know about the waitress?A. She was unhappy with Shari"s gift
B. She was a new customer at Shari"s store
C. She would be very depressed without Shari"s gift
D. She was reminded of her dead friend by Shari"s gift 4. What"s the right order of the following events?
a. The author, Joan and Shari arranged gift baskets.
b. The waitress" friend sent her a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries.
c. The author, Joan and Shari went to a restaurant up the road.
d. Shari gave the waitress a box of strawberries.A. a, b, d, c
B. a, c, d, b
C. b,d,a,c
D. b,a,c,d5. Which of the following words can be used to describe Shari?A. Kind and generous
B. Humorous and intelligent
C. Energetic but careless
D. Hard-working but selfish

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阅读理解。     In our home it was natural to fear our father . Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my
sister and I thought every family was like that. Every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossible
to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children.
     We were good children. Mom was always telling us we were, even if Daddy couldn"t see it . part of
this was because we didn"t dare to do anything.
     Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. We worked at drawing with chalk on our wooden front door and making lots of pretty pictures all over it. We had a great time. We thought Mom
would love it and praise us.
     The praise we expected did not come. Instead, Mom was mad. We did not understand why, but we
knew we were in big trouble!
     Off we ran to find a place to hid. In our wooded yard it was not hard for two small children to find
safety. Together, we hid behind a tree and did not move. Soon we heard the frightened voices of Mom
and our neighbors calling out to us.
     The sun set and it began to get dark. Those around us became more anxious, and we became more
frightened. However, we still didn"t move.
     As we clung (紧紧拥抱) together in the dark, we became aware of yet another voice, one we
recognized with great fear: our daddy. But there was something strangely different about it. In it we heard
something we had never heard before: fear, agony (痛苦) and despair. Then came his prayers in tearful
voice. Our daddy was promising God that he would give his life to him if he would safely return his girls.
     Nothing in our lives had prepared us for this kind of shock. Neither of us remembers making a
decision to come out. We were drawn to him like a magnet (磁铁), our fears disappearing into the forest. We didn"t know yet if we actually took steps or if God somehow moved us out and into Daddy"s arms.
What we do remember were those strong, loving arms holding us and crying, hugging us like we were
precious.
     Things were different after that. We had a new daddy. Our whole family was changed by a piece of
chalk.1. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn _____.A. the author was very naughty when young
B. the children were proud of their mother
C. the author"s father was difficult to please
D. the author"s father was afraid of her mother 2. The children"s drawing on the door _____.A. brought them great trouble
B. gained their mother"s praise
C. made their father very angry
D. failed to meet their mother"s demands3. Which shows the children"s emotional change when they heard their father"s voice?A. Anxious→content →miserable
B. Frightened→happy→depressed
C. Excited→fearful→desperate
D. Scared→shocked→moved4. The underlined sentence"We had a new daddy"implies that _____.A. the relationship between the family members changed
B. the author"s father developed an interest in drawing
C. the author"s mother found a new husband
D. the children were afraid of their new father 5. What"s the best title of the passage?A. The belief in God
B. A piece of chalk
C. The big trouble of my mother
D. A painful memory of my childhood.

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完形填空。    Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings
were very lowly.  He was the youngest of eight children.  His father
had a   1   in a cotton mill(纱厂),but he was often     2   to
work because of poor health. The family couldn"t      3    to pay the
rent or bills, and the children often went    4  . After leaving
school at the age of 14, Jack was   5   what to do when Mr
Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ~ 100 to start his
own    6   .
      It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and
Jack saw a   7   in scrap metal (废弃金属). He bought bits of
metal and stored it in an old garage.  When he had built up a large
amount, he sold it and     8    plenty of money.
     Jack    9   working hard. After one year he succeeded in
10    the ~ 100.
     By the time Jack was 30 years old he had    11    his first
million, and he wanted to    12    this achievement by doing
something "    13   ". With all his money it was   14    to build
a beautiful home for himself and his parents.  In 1959,  " Baines
Castle" was built in the   15   of the Lancashire countryside.  It
was one of the finest buildings in the country.
      Jack has recently sold "Baines Castle" for ~ 500 million,
16   Jack still can"t get used to  17   the good life. He can
often    18    drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧). "I
remember being very  19   as a child, but never   20    as a
child,"says Jack,"and I will never forget where I came from and
who I am. "(     )1. A. job
(     )2. A. able
(     )3. A. offer
(     )4. A. wrong
(     )5. A. seeing
(     )6. A. school
(     )7. A. problem
(     )8. A. spent
(     )9. A. enjoyed
(     )10. A. developing
(     )11. A. given
(     )12. A. remember
(     )13. A. common
(     )14. A. impossible
(     )15. A. ground
(     )16. A. so
(     )17. A. using
(     )18. A. be found
(     )19. A. rich
(     )20. A. proud       B. work
B. glad
B. like
B. hungry
B. wondering
B. farm
B. purpose
B. borrowed
B. preferred
B. saving
B. made
B. honour
B. simple
B. possible
B. front
B. and
B. sparing
B. find
B. poor
B. satisfiedC. company
C. unable
C. expect
C. ill
C. doubting
C. business
C. future
C. wasted
C. ptomised
C. repaying
C. taken
C. celebrate
C. interestin
C. obvious
C. spot
C. or
C. living
C. look for
C. healthy
C. unhappy    D. house
D. eager
D. afford
D. bad
D. preparing
D. store
D. principle
D. earned
D. hated
D. paying
D. lost
D. recognize
D. grand
D. basic
D. heart
D. but
D. keeping
D. be looked for
D. well
D. happy

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阅读理解。     Mark Twain was a great writer. He was born in 1835 in the
USA. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense
of humour. Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked
to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.
     One day,Mark Twain was going to a small town because of
his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to
him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told
him that he"d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hands and
said, "It doesn"t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I
don"t think they will come to visit me. "
     After he arrived at the town,Mark Twain stayed in a small
hotel near the station. He went into his room,but when he was just
about to have a rest,  quite a few mosquitoes flew around him. The
waiters felt very sorry about that. "I"m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain.
There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said
to him.
     Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter,
"The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number.
They didn"t come into the wrong room. " What he said made all the
people present laugh heartily.
     But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why?
That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the
mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.1. Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain"s talk?  A. Because he a great writer.
B. Because he liked to anyone.
C. Because of his sense of humour.
D. Because he wrote good novels.2. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.   A. to see one of his friends
B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D. to see one of his relatives3. The waiters felt sorry because _____.       A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain"s room4. All the people present laughed heartily because ____.  A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn"t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain"s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D. Mark Twain made a joke.5. From the story we know _____  .A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after MarkTwain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn"t have a good rest that night
D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

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