完形填空。 One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if

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完形填空。     One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, "Are all people the same even if they are different in color?"
     I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I"ll explain,   1   you can just wait until we make a quick   2
at the grocery store. I have something   3   to show you."
     At grocery store, we   4   some apples-red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It"s time
to   5   your question." I put one apple of each   6   on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a   7
look on his face.
     "People are like apples. They come in all   8   colors, shapes and sizes. On the   9  , some of the apples
may not  10  look as the others." As I was talking, Adam was  11  each one carefully.
     Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮) them,  12  them back on the table, but  13  a different
place.
     "Okay, Adam, tell me which is which."
     He said, "I  14  tell. They all look same now." "Take a bite of  15 . See if that helps you  16  which one
is which."
     He took  17 , and then a huge smile came cross his face. "People are  18  like apples! They are all different,
but once you  19  the outside, they"re pretty much the same on the inside."
     He totally  20  it. I didn"t need to say or do anything else.

答案

举一反三

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(     )1. A. although
(     )2. A. stop
(     )3. A. expressive
(     )4. A. bought
(     )5. A. check
(     )6. A. size
(     )7. A. worried
(     )8. A. ordinary
(     )9. A. outside
(     )10. A. still
(     )11. A. examining
(     )12. A. keeping
(     )13. A. on
(     )14. A. mustn"t
(     )15. A. each one
(     )16. A. admit
(     )17. A. big bites
(     )18. A. just
(     )19. A. put away
(     )20. A. made

B. so
B. start
B. encouraging
B. counted
B. mention
B. type
B. satisfied
B. normal
B. whole
B. even
B. measuring
B. placing
B. toward
B. can"t
B. each other
B. consider
B. deep breaths
B. always
B. get down
B. took

C. because
C. turn
C. informative
C. saw
C. answer
C. shape
C. proud
C. different
C. table
C. only
C. drawing
C. pulling
C. for
C. shouldn"t
C. the other
C. decide
C. a firm hold
C. merely
C. hand out
C. got

D. if
D. stay
D. interesting
D. collected
D. improve
D. class
D. curious
D. regular
D. inside
D. ever
D. packing
D. giving
D. in
D. needn"t
D. one another
D. believe
D. close look
D. seldom
D. take off
D. did

1-5 DADAC 6-10 BDCAB 11-15 ABDBA 16-20 CAADC

阅读理解。

     It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now,
I had been old enough to dress myself, but today would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten
teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.
     I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled won my jacket because it didn"t fit well.
It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and if made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes, At
least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson
help me with my boots (靴子).
     In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots."
I didn"t realize at the at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence (信心).
    I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the
work. After much pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second
one on too.
     I announced, "They"re on the wrong feet."
     She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.
     "They"re my brother"s boots, you know," I said. "I hate them".
     Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn"t an annoying (烦人的) little
girl, She struggle with me, she asked, "Now, where are your mittens (连指手套)?"
     I looked into her eyes and said, "I didn"t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots."

1. The little girl was more satisfied with her _____.

A. trousers
B. jacket
C. boots
D. hat

2. Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl"s boots mainly because _____.

A. the girl got them from her brother
B. the girl put something in them
C. they were on the wrong feet
D. they did not fit the girl well

3. Why does the author Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A. Because the little girl was in her brother"s clothes.
B. Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.
C. Because the little girl played a trick on her.
D. Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

4. We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson _____.

A. was losing confidence in the little girl.
B. gradually lost patience with the little girl.
C. became disappointed with the little girl.
D. was getting bored with the little girl.

阅读理解。

     Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts,
a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack,
which was very full, but he didn"t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he
checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and
a small package.
     "Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you
can find him easily," Tony said. "You don"t have any luggage, right?"
     "Only this backpack," Brian answered. "You said I could bring one carry-on bag."
    "That"s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip."
     "Thanks."
    Is Brian a criminal (犯罪)? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to
Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries.
Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often,
the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package
with an air courier, but it is quick.
     Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel
is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn"t for everyone. But if you have very little
money, can be flexible (灵活的) about your travel plans, and don"t mind wearing the same clothes for a week,
it can be a great way to take a vacation!

1. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

A. Because they were the uniform for air couriers.
B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.
C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.
D. because he did not have any luggage with him.

2. An air courier is a person who _____.

A. manages a business company in foreign countries
B. organizes international flights for tourists
C. travels around the world with cheap tickets
D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries

3. Businesses choose the air-courier service because _____.

A. it costs less
B. it is flexible
C. it saves time
D. it grows fast

4. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he _____.

A. cannot decide when and where to travel
B. cannot take any luggage with him
C. has to wear two pairs of jeans
D. saves little money from the travel

5. The author of the text mainly _____.

A. describes the activities of a law-breaker
B. suggests an ideal way to travel
C. argues against the air-courier travel
D. tells us about a developing business

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
Note that there is one word more than you need.

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A. contents B. taking C. carefully D. plastic E. packaging
F. declined G. freely H. typical I. contracts J. registered

Reading comprehension.

     Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
     "I"ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richard used to boast.
     "And you"ll be sorry you knew me," George would reply "because I"ll be the best lawyer in town!"
     George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened
bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which
made the competition between them worse.
     Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his
narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival (竞争对手).
Perhaps he missed him?
    George was very interested in old dictionaries, He"d recently found a collector in Australia who was
selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was
delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book
had been wrapped in. He was astonished-the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable!
Trembling, George started reading.
     "Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire
Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia."

1. George and Rivhard were _____ at school.

A. roommates
B. good friends
C. competitors
D. booksellers

2. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard"s marriage.
B. He thought of Richard from time to time.
C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.
D. He was guilty of Richard"s death.

3. George got information about Richard from _____.

A. a dictionary collector in Australia
B. the latter"s rivals Dylans
C. a rare first edition of a dictionary
D. the wrapping paper of a book

4. What happened to George and Richard in the end?

A. Both George and Richard became millionaires.
B. Both of them realized their original ambitions.
C. George established a successful business white Richard was missing.
D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

完形填空。

     I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it   1   me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle.
I"d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director.   2 ,
one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was   3   explained to me that they were letting me go.
I just sat there   4   they talked on and all I could think was, "I"ve   5 ." I"d been so well respected;   6   I was
of no value.
     For six weeks, I was in a very   7 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could   8
things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的)
in everything   9   me.
     Then in late June, my youngest son"s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he"d been very
sad when I  10  the same final, so he was  11  when I told him I"d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his
face as he saw me  12   him on was unbelievable. From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their
passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son"s ban-I  13  went to another
city to watch him play. These moments were so  14 . My life had been so much devoted to  15  for so long and
I felt  16  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
      17 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose-I was someone"s mum! I felt a sense of being  18
again. Now I feel more positive about my professional  19  and I"m getting on better with my family than I ever
have. Losing my job made me realize just how  20  it is to achieve real balance in life.

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