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To see the world is one thing; to have someone to share it with is another. Indeed, travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend, a family member, a pal you’ve met online, or a business friend.
You can have someone to talk to
Traveling alone is fun, but wouldn’t you feel lonely? Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you’re traveling to. You don’t have to ask any information from the locals, and you can increase the time you spend in the country.

One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs, such as your food. Of course, you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品) to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budget. However, when you have a travel friend, you can have someone to share the expenses with.
You can meet a good friend
Having a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner. You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.
You can have someone to watch out for you
When you’re in a foreign land, you’ll never be really safe. You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why don’t you find a travel companion now!
Let’s find out how…
小题1:What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To introduce a travel company.

B．To encourage us to have a travel partner.

C．To explain how to be a perfect travel partner.

D．To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.

小题2:What’s the best title for the 3rd paragraph?

A．You can have someone to share the expenses with

B．You can know the local culture well

C．You can enjoy food with your partner

D．You can save money by bargaining together

小题3:Which of the following statements agrees with the author’s opinion?

A．Traveling alone is not fun.

B．Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary.

C．Many people fall in love when traveling.

D．It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.

小题4:Which of the following things is NOT mentioned?

A．A travel partner can help you take care of your child.

B．A travel partner can help get rid of loneliness.

C．A travel partner can help you save money.

D．A travel partner can make you safer.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A

解析

试题分析：
小题1:B 主旨大意题。文章都是在讲述有旅行伴侣的好处，也就是鼓励我们有旅行伴侣，故B正确。
小题2:A 推理题。本段讨论的旅行的费用问题，如果有一个旅行伴侣，那么你们就可以分担这些费用，故A正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第三部分You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.说明很多夫妻都是在旅行的途中相识相爱的，故C正确。
小题4:A 细节题。根据文章的2,3,5三段分别对应BCD三项，A项文章没有提及。故A符合要求
点评：文章讲述有旅行伴侣的好处，也就是鼓励我们有旅行伴侣。文章内容比较简单，考生可以先读题目，看读文章。可以提高阅读的训练和速度。

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Blood donation(献血), also called blood banking, is a wonderful thing to do. It is an easy and direct way to contribute to social work and help the community. It helps to save lives and helps those who are in need of blood due to bad condition or the heavy loss of blood during operations or in accidents.
You are able to give or donate blood every three or four month, and it is a great way to make a huge difference to someone’s life and you can always be proud of it after making valuable contributions to society. Blood donation is not a big problem, but you need to keep a few points in mind.
Before donating blood, make sure that the ferrum (铁) level in your body is high enough and for that you should take a healthy diet. Do not go for blood donation on an empty stomach. You should follow the correct process so that everything goes well. After having a balanced diet you will feel strong and comfortable to donate blood. Afterwards, you will not feel faint or weak.
For required hemoglobin (血红蛋白) in your body, drink lots of juice and other drinks. Fruit juice, such as apple juice is very good for increasing the blood level in your body.
For a good blood flow（流动） in your body, drink at least 6-7 glasses of water every day. Completely avoid a day before and after giving blood, taking alcohol (酒). Do not smoke half an hour before giving blood.
When you are going for blood donation, be relaxed, which helps keep the right blood pressure（血压）. During the blood donation activity, take a deep breath and try to calm yourself. Don’t join in some other activities.
When you donate blood, you are making the effort to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very simple and fast process, but you need to take care of yourself after donating blood. Proper care helps to reduce side effects. The following are a few tips that will help you out.
Take a rest for 15 minutes after the donation. It helps you to feel relaxed.
Eat something and drink juice before leaving the blood donation center. Make sure that you have meals after donating blood. Smoking should be avoided for one hour after the process. Avoid some activities right away, for example, driving.
Finally, be proud of yourself because you have done a great thing in helping to save someone’s life. Blood donation is a very important activity.

Title	Blood donation — an important activity
The 小题1:________ of blood donation	•小题2:_________to social work and the community • Helping those people who suffer the loss of小题3:___________ • Giving yourself a sense of pride
小题4:_________the donation	• Take a healthy 小题5:_______for a high ferrum level. • Drink fruit juice for enough hemoglobin. • Drink at least 6-7 glasses of water daily for a good 小题6:________ of blood. • Avoid taking alcohol and小题7:____ cigarettes.
During the donation	• Relax and breathe小题8:_______ •Never take part in other activities.
After the donation	• Take a rest. • Don’t skip 小题9:__________. • Don’t smoke until one hour later. • Don’t join in some activities like driving 小题10:________

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Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
小题1:Harry had__________________________.

A．a lucky day	B．an unlucky day
C．a busy day	D．a good day

小题2:Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
a. The man who read the electricity meter came.
b. Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

A．a, b, c, d, e	B．b, a, d, c, e
C．b, a, c, d, e	D．c, b, d, a, e

小题3:Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

A．The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.

B．The only other needed ironing.

C．He had only one shirt.

D．He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.

小题4:Harry was taken to the police station because .

A．his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there

B．there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi

C．a man killed a woman with a knife

D．the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi

小题5:His boss told him to go away and find another job because .

A．he had been kept by the police

B．there was blood on his shirt

C．he was late for work

D．he had killed a woman

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Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I 36 that students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby, but Robby said that it had been his mother’s 37 to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.
Hard 38 Robby tried, he lacked the basic sense of music. However, he persisted, and at the end of each weekly 39 , he always said, “My mom’s going to hear me play some day.” But it seemed 40 . He just did not have any gift for music.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby 41 or waited in her old car to 42 him up. She always 43 and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby 44 coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was 45 .
Several weeks later I was preparing my students for the upcoming recital(独奏会) 46 Robby came and asked me if he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf ... I’ve just got to 47 !” he insisted. I agreed.
The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was 48 with parents, friends and relatives. The recital went off well. Finally Robby came up on stage. I was 49 when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto(协奏曲) No. 21 in C Major. I was not 50 what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys. He played so 51 that everyone 52 to applaud him. In tears I ran up on 53 . “Oh, Robby! How did you do it?”
“Well, Miss Hondorf ... I kept on 54 at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, _55 she had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play ...”

小题1:

A．prefer

B．imagine

C．suppose

D．wish

小题2:

A．plan

B．belief

C．need

D．dream

小题3:

A．although

B．while

C．as

D．if

小题4:

A．conference

B．lesson

C．test

D．show

小题5:

A．successful

B．senseless

C．wonderful

D．hopeless

小题6:

A．on

B．in

C．off

D．away

小题7:

A．pick

B．put

C．take

D．hold

小题8:

A．waved

B．sang

C．jumped

D．left

小题9:

A．finished

B．broke

C．stopped

D．continued

小题10:

A．tired

B．sick

C．deaf

D．unhappy

小题11:

A．as

B．since

C．while

D．when

小题12:

A．succeed

B．learn

C．play

D．listen

小题13:

A．seated

B．filled

C．surrounded

D．mixed

小题14:

A．surprised

B．certain

C．disappointed

D．angry

小题15:

A．pleased with	B．interested in
C．eager for	D．prepared for

小题16:

A．bad

B．hard

C．differently

D．well

小题17:

A．raised

B．rose

C．lifted

D．left

小题18:

A．platform

B．stairs

C．stage

D．floor

小题19:

A．practising

B．listening

C．training

D．performing

小题20:

A．luckily

B．therefore

C．however

D．actually

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Suppose you want to bring home a new cat and are looking for a way to really make it feel at home. Actually, all you need to do is buy some nice cat furniture and have it in place by the time you bring it into your home.
The first thing that you should prepare is a cat house. Two to three feet off the ground is the best height. If you don’t have enough room for a cat house, a cat bed is also a nice choice.
Once you have a nice spot where your cat can go to feel safe, then it’s time to get cat furniture that offers your pet a nice place to play. One nice choice is cat trees. Scratching posts (猫抓板) are another great idea if you are short in space, but still want to give your cat a nice place where it can claw (抓) at instead of your own furniture.
If you’re looking for a great way to shop for cat furniture, simply turn on your computer and do some online shopping. In no time will you be able to skim all the offerings from many online stores. What’s great is that you can easily compare products and their prices, so you can get what you want at the best possible price. And, probably the nicest thing about online shopping is that your purchases may be shipped right to you, so you don’t have to waste time making a trip to the store.
So, if you have brought a new cat into your home, make sure that home is an inviting one by buying some new cat furniture. Without it, your cat might feel lost and unsafe, which you definitely do not want to happen.
小题1:What should you do first before you bring a cat home?

A．Find a proper place for the cat to sleep.

B．Buy a cat house and some cat furniture.

C．Learn how to take care of the cat.

D．Know how to buy cat furniture online.

小题2: According to the author, the first concern for a cat house is __________.

A．its height

B．its size

C．its price

D．safety

小题3:What is the best choice for your cat to play with if you have little room?

A．The cat bed.	B．Scratching posts.
C．Your own furniture.	D．Cat trees.

小题4:What is the author’s advice on shopping for cat furniture?

A．Compare products and their prices and get the cheapest ones.

B．Try to save time and money when you buy cat furniture.

C．Do some online shopping and get products with reasonable prices.

D．Buy furniture that can be shipped to you as quickly as possible.

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Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
小题1:According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______.

A．only in a normal night

B．only when you go to sleep

C．only when you refuse to show yourself to the world

D．only when you change sleeping position

小题2:Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?

A．He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B．He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C．He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D．He or she wouldn’t like to get help from you.

小题3: It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because _______.

A．he or she always shows sympathy for people

B．he or she is confident, but not stubborn

C．he or she has more strengths than weakness

D．he or she often considers annoying people

小题4:The writer of the passage is probably a _______.

A．novelist

B．reporter

C．psychologist

D．professor

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