After six months of living in New Zealand, I realized one thing. Despite my 1

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After six months of living in New Zealand, I realized one thing. Despite my 1  for greater contact with local students, 2  I initiated(开始) the contact, it wouldn’t happen. Local students are not interested in contacts with the international students, because they regard us as shy, 3   and sometimes snobby （势利的） people. Of course we know that’s not true. I want to change their opinions.
After 4    the problem, I put on my “confidence mask” each morning and walked around with a smile on my face. I chatted with people whenever I had the chance. I showed that I was not afraid to 5    them, and that I was worthy of being a friend.
A side-effect of my 6    confidence was that my emotions occasionally broke down Only in the 7    of my room, where no one could see, would I reveal my real emotions. All the rejections, funny looks, and 8    behind my back calling me a weirdo（古怪的人） melted into tears. Once that was done, I would put on my confidence mask once again and start a new day.
It finally worked My name became known throughout the school as I appeared to be 9    and active. Slowly, I discovered that I no longer needed to put on my confidence mask. I had real   friends. Instead of dragging myself to school and 10   to be happy, I was truly happy. I could not believe it when I was elected to the student government as Deputy Head boy----the first international student to receive the title.
From my 11    in New Zealand, I believe one thing will always be true: If you try your best to reach your goals, you’ll achieve your 12    dreams.

小题1:

A．desire

B．invitation

C．devotion

D．effort

小题2:

A．if

B．otherwise

C．unless

D．once

小题3:

A．energetic

B．considerate

C．free

D．dull

小题4:

A．getting

B．realizing

C．solving

D．making

小题5:

A．get up with

B．put up with

C．open up to

D．look forward to

小题6:

A．accepted

B．proved

C．elected

D．forced

小题7:

A．public

B．privacy

C．possession

D．protection

小题8:

A．laughing

B．talking

C．acting

D．walking

小题9:

A．minded

B．talented

C．humorous

D．enthusiastic

小题10:

A．looking

B．helping

C．pretending

D．treating

小题11:

A．experience

B．trouble

C．travel

D．struggle

小题12:

A．great

B．impossible

C．hopeful

D．reasonable

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B

解析

试题分析：本文作者通过自己在新西兰留学时交朋友的经历，诠释了这样一个道理，如果你尽自己最大的努力朝自己的目标奋斗，你就会实现看似不可能实现的梦想。
小题1:这里想说尽管我渴望和当地的学生交往，故选A，desire渴望。
小题2: 这里想说除非我主动去交往，否则这种情况绝不会发生，故选C，unless除非。
小题3:这里想说他们认为我们是害羞、迟钝且势力的人，故选D，dull迟钝。
小题4: 这里想说在我意识到这些问题之后，故选B，realizing意识到。
小题5: 这里想说我想说明，我不害怕对他们敞开心扉，故选C，open up to打开。
小题6:这里想说被迫自信的副作用就是，有时我的情感会崩溃，故选D，forced被迫的。
小题7:根据where no one could see, would I reveal my real emotions.故选B，privacy隐私。
小题8:根据behind my back calling me a weirdo（古怪的人） melted into tears,故选B。
小题9:根据and active，故选D，enthusiastic热情的。
小题10:根据I was truly happy.故选C，pretending假装。
小题11: 这里想说从我在新西兰的经历来看，故选A，experience经历。
小题12:这里想说如果你尽自己最大的努力朝自己的目标奋斗，你就会实现看似不可能实现的梦想，故选B，impossible不可能的。
点评：答题前一定要略读全文，把握文章要表达的主题，注意前后句与句，段落与段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一遍文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

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What’s delicious, healthy to eat and comes in various colors? Eggplant! And no, it has nothing to do with chickens! This strangely named vegetable is, however, as versatile as an egg. It can be steamed, fried or baked. It can be eaten by itself or combined with meats and other vegetables.
Eggplant was first grown in India during the 5th century B.C. Its popularity soon spread to China and then throughout Asia. Finally, during the Middle Ages the vegetable made its way to Europe. At that time, eggplant was not the shiny purple vegetable most people know today. Instead, it was like a white egg. Due to this egg-like appearance, eggplant got its name. In its early days, the vegetable was so bitter that people often called it a “mad apple”. This nickname started because people believed its bitterness was bad for one’s health. People actually thought eggplant could cause insanity(精神错乱) and cancer.
Fortunately, today people know that eggplant doesn’t cause insanity or cancer. In fact, eggplant is so healthy that it may prevent cancer. In addition, the brain and the heart benefit from this supper vegetable. Since it is high in fiber, eggplant can also improve digestion.
Italy, Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan are the leading growers of eggplant in the world today. Depending on its location, eggplant may be purple, green, orange or yellow-white. And it can be as small as a tomato or as large as a cucumber. Dish diversities(多样性) range from simple to complex, with all of them being delicious!
Today, thousands of people are gathering in Loomis, Calif, for the 23rd annual Loomis Eggplant Festival. The main activity at the festival is eating delicious eggplant dishes. There is plenty more to do and see, though. Recipe contests, arts and crafts, performers, races and children’s activities all “egg-cite” festival-goers. Most people at the festival would agree — eggplant is an “egg-cellent” vegetable!
小题1:What does the underlined word “versatile” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．simple in shape	B．various in cooking
C．diverse in size	D．flexible in price

小题2:Which of the following statements about eggplants is TRUE?
A. Eggplant was once misunderstood by the people for its bitterness.
B. Eggplant was introduced into Europe during the 5th century B.C.
C. Eggplant got its name for its nutrition which is as rich as an egg.
D. Eggplant looks like what it used to be in color and shape.
小题3:Eggplant is so healthy that it can _____________.

A．cure the cancer with certainty	B．do good to digestion
C．replace other vegetables	D．help relieve insanity

小题4:The diversities of eggplant reflect in many aspects EXCEPT _____________.

A．colors

B．sizes

C．dishes

D．nutrition

小题5:The passage mainly tells us about __________________.

A．the 23rd annual Loomis Eggplant Festival

B．the general introduction of eggplant

C．the origin of eggplant

D．the benefits of eggplant

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If you"ve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with Web pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.
And you"ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF(="sense" of humor failure) to describe Internet newcomers who don"t understand you.
Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” online—many of them are talking at the same time.
It"s fast: try talking to six people at once. It"s brief: three or four words per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.
And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. There"s neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(="be" right back) will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI(="pardon" me for jumping in). Interested in whom you"re talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal"s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.
If something makes you laugh, say you"re OTF(="on" the floor),or LOL(="laughing" out loud),or combine the two into ROTFL(="rolling" on the floor laughing).
And when it"s time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG(="got" to go) or TTYL(talk to you later).
People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals. Punctuation is going, too.
小题1:In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet_______.

A．you have to speak fast and fluently

B．you have to express your ideas in a brief way

C．you should speak with wit and humor

D．one should pay much attention to the accuracy of the words

小题2:If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means_______.

A．the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B．you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C．you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D．the person who are talking to you is a 1.7-foot tall New York girl

小题3:To save time on the Internet_______.

A．some people leave their letters in the dustbin

B．some people never use “shift” in their writing

C．many people leave the capital and punctuation

D．people seldom use capital letters or punctuation

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There is very simple way of measuring the height of a water-tower, which we cannot measure by climbing.
Suppose, for example, that we wish to find out the height of the water-tower, AB, in a factory. We first of all go to where the water-tower is standing and measure a distance of, say, 25 feet from it. Then we take a stick, and stand it in the ground at the spot we have just marked.
Let us suppose the stick we are using is 4 feet in height. We now walk farther away from the water –tower in the same straight line as when we measured off the distance of 25 feet. We go from the water-tower until we come to point E, where with our head on the ground, we see the top of the stick and the top of the water-tower in the same height line---that is, the top of the stick just covers the highest part of the water-tower. Every schoolboy can work out the height of the water-tower now.
Suppose that the line CE is five feet. We know that the stick is 4 feet high and the distance BE is 30 feet. Thus, 5 is to 4 as 30 is to AB.
小题1:If we want to know how high a tall tree is,_______.
A. we have to climb up the tree
B. we have no way out
C. we must cut down the tree
D we needn’t climb up the tree
小题2: According to the passage, which of the following is correct?

小题3:It is clear from this that the problem can be settled by _________.

A．a child

B．the boy who has little schooling

C．everyone

D．a girl at middle school

小题4:To measure a water-tower in this way, _________.

A．no tool is needed

B．Besides a stick, tape-measure (卷尺) or at least a ruler is necessary.

C．we have to use nothing but a stick

D．we have to prepare a set of expensive tools

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The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great!
But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine(咖啡碱)in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much. Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee(IOC) has limited(限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.
小题1:Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ______.

A．they have beautiful colors and cool names

B．they have lots of caffeine

C．they can keep them awake and better at sports

D．they are said to be helpful to health

小题2:The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause ______.

A．heart problems	B．nervousness
C．sleeping difficulty	D．possible health dangers

小题3:The underlined word “discouraged” can be replaced(替换) with ______.

A．encouraged

B．stopped

C．helped

D．disliked

小题4:From the passage we can know that ______.

A．advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinks

B．energy drinks are helpful to teenagers’ study

C．sports players need to drink a lot of energy drinks

D．energy drinks are especially aimed at teenagers

小题5:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? ______

A．What’s the Use of Energy Drinks?

B．Who Can Drink Energy Drinks?

C．What’s That in Energy Drinks?

D．Why Can’t We Buy Energy Drinks?

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To help make the most of your experience at Auckland Zoo we suggest:
Plan Your Day:
Plan your day to learn more about your favorite zoo animals.
Don’t forget your camera – the best way to capture your visit forever.
Keep Safe at the Zoo:
Children aged 12 years and under need to be accompanied (陪同) by a caregiver.
To keep the safety of our animals, any throwing games are not permitted in the zoo grounds.
The zoo animals are not trained. Do not enter any enclosure (围场), or put any part of your body into an enclosure.
There are a number of natural waterways at the zoo, so please take care of your children at all times.
General Information:
Check out the weather before you come. In winter we suggest you bring a jacket and an umbrella, and in summer, be sure to bring sunscreen and a hat.
Every zoo animal enjoys its own specific: well-balanced food. We hope that you enjoy some great food treats on your zoo visit, but please do not feed any of our animals. Our keepers work strictly on this.
Feel free to take personal photos and make videos. However, any commercial photography or filming needs written permissions from zoo management.
Not all animals are permitted in the zoo grounds. We welcome people with guide dogs, but they must contact us ahead of time about their visit. Please phone the Zoo Information Center on +64(0)9-360-3805.
Smoking is not permitted in covered areas.
Auckland Zoo does not allow entry to any unaccompanied children 12 years and under. If the children are found by themselves, the staff do have the right to call the police.
小题1:When visiting Auckland Zoo, parents should tell their children that _________.

A．they could play throwing games

B．they couldstay close to the animals

C．the zoo animals have been well-trained

D．it’s dangerous to play near the waterways

小题2:The underlined word “this” in the part of “General Information” refers to the fact that ____.

A．zoo animals enjoy their well-balanced food

B．visitors are not allowed to feed animals

C．visitors enjoy their own food treats

D．children offer food to the zoo animals

小题3:The main purpose of the passage is to _________.

A．give people some tips on visiting Auckland Zoo

B．introduce Auckland Zoo animals

C．ask people to stop polluting Auckland Zoo

D．attract people to the zoo

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