I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the cou
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I’m an operating engineer, running crane(起重机) in New York City. I was in the countryside, playing golf when we got the call that a plane had 36 the World Trade Centre. We checked out of the hotel immediately and started 37 our way downtown. When I got home, I called the rescue center and they told me to come 38 and get on the 39 list.
The next morning I went down to the 40 at about 5 A. M., and four hours later I 41 the call to come down to West Street. I called my wife and told her not to 42 me, and that I would stay in 43 with her. I took the subway. It stopped at West Fourth Street, so I had to 44 the rest of the way.
And somewhere in there I became 45 when I went into something I 46 . I once worked there in 1966 for the 47 of the World Trade Centre. On halfway on September 12, I was frightened to see the World Trade Centre was a huge pile, maybe ten 48 tall. And it was burning. I started to ask 49 in which my crane might be 50 a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger. I saw people running away and I really didn’t know what to do. So I did the same, too. It was as if they had 51 the bulls go in Spain and we were running through the street. People falling down, people 52 them up as they came by, and carrying them, just to get them out of the way, because something was extremely 53 . I didn’t even look back. We stopped running when we got to the Battery Tunnel, and I caught my 54 and said, “Oh, my God, I’m going to die.”
Then I 55 a little bit, thinking about what we should do next. As we started again we knocked into a fire chief officer and we asked, “What can we do to help you?”
| 小题1: | | A．noticed | B．reached | C．hit | D．passed |
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| 小题2: | | A．finding | B．making | C．getting | D．losing |
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| 小题4: | | A．volunteer | B．soldier | C．police | D．fireman |
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| 小题5: | | A．company | B．hotel | C．center | D．home |
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| 小题6: | | A．answered | B．made | C．heard | D．received |
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| 小题7: | | A．be curious about | B．forget about | C．laugh at | D．worry about |
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| 小题8: | | A．peace | B．touch | C．connection | D．relation |
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| 小题9: | | A．walk | B．complete | C．cancel | D．smooth |
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| 小题10: | | A．delighted | B．frightened | C．embarrassed | D．interested |
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| 小题11: | | A．built | B．met | C．designed | D．had |
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| 小题12: | | A．construction | B．plan | C．destruction | D．use |
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| 小题13: | | A．miles | B．centimeters | C．stories | D．floors |
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| 小题14: | | A．means | B．numbers | C．position | D．directions |
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| 小题16: | | A．driven | B．let | C．asked | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．pushing | B．giving | C．looking | D．picking |
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| 小题18: | | A．dangerous | B．urgent | C．efficient | D．important |
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| 小题19: | | A．view | B．sight | C．breath | D．sense |
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| 小题20: | | A．put down | B．settled down | C．knocked down | D．let down |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
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小题1:A
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解析
小题1:C根据下文可知，本片故事是有关911世贸中心被飞机撞毁之后，作者前往现场去做清除工作途中的经历，所以应该是“飞机击中世贸中心”。
小题1:B make one’s way“前往;非常艰难地行进”。当时应该是道路非常难走，所以选择B，即作者开始前往市中心。
小题1:D根据下文的The next morning I went down这部分，可知答案，应该是come down,即“他们让我前来”
小题1:A根据下文可知，他们打电话是让作者加人志愿者的行列去做灾后的清理工作。
小题1:C前文的I called the rescue center是提示，据此可知答案选C，即“作者第二天早晨来到救援中心”。
小题1:D根据空后面的宾语the call可知，作者应该是接到电话告诉他们去West Street。小题1:D 911事件当然是令美国人担忧、恐惧的，所以作者打电话安慰妻子不用为他担心，因为去毁掉的大楼那里一定也是很危险的。
小题1:B stay in touch with“与……保持联系”。作者临危受命，为了不使妻子担心当然要和她保持联络了。
小题1:A前面说我乘坐地铁，但是It stopped at West Fourth Street, s，所以余下的路就要walk。
小题1:B当作者走进亲自参与建造的楼房，置身于一片狼藉中，他当然是很害怕的。
小题1:A下文的：I once worked there in 1966是个提示，即作者参与了1966年世贸中心的建设工作。
小题1:A construction与上文的work对应，即世贸中心建设过程中作者在那工作过。
小题1:C story是楼层，指，倒塌的世贸中心废墟有10层楼那么高。
小题1:D介词in是个提示，这个空填的是定语从句的先行词，in which="in" the direction。
小题1:Cwhen这里表示“突然”，引导时间状语从句。As引导时间状语从句表示“一边…一边”。
小题1:B“let+宾语+省略to的不定式”，意为：把..放开.
小题1:D因为前面说People falling down（有人倒下了），所以此处应该是把他们扶起来，即pick up。
小题1:A前文的a whistle blew suddenly warning us of some danger“警报拉响警告我们有危险”是提示，再加上后文说I didn’t even look back，由此可见当时的危险程度。
小题1:C catch one’s breath“喘口气”，应该是“我喘了口气说”。
小题1:B根据 thinking about what we should do next可知答案，既然是开始考虑下一步要做什么了，当然是settle down a little bit“稍稍平静下来” |
举一反三
Sony and Toyota are struggling. But one brand name is booming (繁荣) in Japan during the economic slowdown—Mickey Mouse.
According to the company that runs Tokyo Disneyland, Japan’s busiest theme park will be more packed than ever over Christmas and New Year’s Day. Despite the bad economy, it’s already been a record year for an escape which is cheaper than the average night out in pricey Tokyo.
“Here, economic depression (萧条) seems a world away,” visitor Namie Katsunuma said. “This is the only place where I can totally forget the economic worries and hardships of my life.”
The single mother’s salary at an auto factory was cut in November but, with her $500 yearly pass in hand, she makes the 95-km journey from her home to Tokyo Disneyland every couple of months.
The park’s operator, Oriental Land Co, estimates (估算) a record 26.5 million people will visit Tokyo Disneyland and its nearby sister park, Disneysea, during the financial year ending in March. The company is forecasting sales of a record $4.2 billion, up almost 10 percent.
“In a way, the economy works well for Tokyo Disneyland,” said Hiroshi Watanabe, an economist at the Tokyo-based Daiwa Research Institute. “Because of the economic depression, people have stopped buying cars and houses or going to Hawaii, and Tokyo Disneyland offers an affordable and pleasant alternative.”
Around the world, Disney’s theme parks have been a bright spot for the brand this year as people seem to look for an escape from bad times.
小题1:According to the passage, what happens to Tokyo Disneyland this year?| A．Fewer people visit it. | B．Less money is made. | | C．It attracts more visitors. | D．Its sales have reached $4.2 billion. |
小题2:What can be the possible reason for Tokyo Disneyland’s boom? | A．It costs less money to play here than in any other theme park. | | B．People have a new understanding of amusement. | | C．The economic depression has changed people’s plans to spend money. | | D．Visitors seek an escape from economic depression. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “alternative” mean in the sixth paragraph?| A．choice. | B．park. | C．time. | D．trip. |
小题4:According to the last paragraph, what is the writer probably going to write?| A．The theme parks that attract most visitors. | | B．More examples of success of Disney theme parks. | | C．Tokyo Disneyland’s plan for the next year. | | D．The economic depression in other companies. |
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For about a decade, I knew that I needed to improve my handwriting, but I always put it off. “My typing skills are good, my communication skills are good, and all my other abilities are adequate for the job I do and the life I live. Why would I need to improve my handwriting in such a modern world?” I thought.
I was sort of hit by the fact that my handwriting needed improving quite suddenly in the form of a note from my boss. Obviously one of the notes I had posted on the office message board had been misunderstood because of my handwriting. My boss demanded that I learn to write in a neat way, something I couldn’t ignore any longer.
I tried a lot of different methods to improve my handwriting. Nowadays, there are more resources than before. You don’t even have to go to the store and can buy handwriting training materials online. I tried out a lot of these, and my handwriting did improve somewhat. Now I make sure I form every letter correctly. This is inconvenient and time-consuming, but it is better than having my comments misread.
People come up to me and tell me how nice my handwriting is. I have never thought of that, but this is exactly what has happened. It really is a pleasure, but it isn’t enough. In the long run, I actually have to go to a handwriting coach to improve my handwriting. It seems like I have years and years of bad habits that I have to break, and this isn’t something I could handle on my own. I need someone to teach me how to write clearly from the ground up.
小题1:The underlined word “adequate” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.
Aclear enough B. common enough C. good enough D. special enough
小题2:The writer made the decision to improve his handwriting because .| A．he had planned for that for a long time | | B．he was shocked by his boss’ good handwriting | | C．he was often misunderstood because of his handwriting | | D．his boss asked him to work on his handwriting |
小题3:How did the writer try to improve his handwriting?| A．He practiced writing mainly on his own. | | B．He practiced writing and typing at the same time. | | C．He joined a handwriting training class. | | D．He employed a coach to teach him online. |
小题4:What does the writer think of his handwriting at present?| A．Unacceptable. | B．Perfect. | C．Worse. | D．Better. |
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Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 41 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 42 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t 43 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 44 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 45 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 46 her pain and the tension of 47 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 48 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 49 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 50 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 51 . At that moment, feeling Mother’s 52 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 53 . She was still my mother, 54 she was something 55 : a person like me, capable of fear, 56 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 57 in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __58 .
“It’s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 59 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 60 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
| 小题1: | | A．fooled | B．tricked | C．puzzled | D．shocked |
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| 小题2: | | A．crying | B．smiling | C．thinking | D．whispering |
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| 小题3: | | A．write | B．type | C．grasp | D．glance |
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| 小题4: | | A．seldom | B．adequately | C．little | D．much |
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| 小题5: | | A．fail | B．win | C．forgive | D．gain |
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| 小题6: | | A．realize | B．understand | C．sense | D．recognize |
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| 小题7: | | A．holding back | B．putting away | C．holding on | D．coming out |
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| 小题8: | | A．attitude | B．attempt | C．arrival | D．admission |
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| 小题9: | | A．by | B．upon | C．beside | D．against |
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| 小题10: | | A．tightly | B．attentively | C．gently | D．cheerfully |
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| 小题11: | | A．enough | B．little | C．all | D．nothing |
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| 小题12: | | A．forehead | B．face | C．fingers | D．back |
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| 小题13: | | A．content | B．break | C．conquer | D．control |
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| 小题14: | | A．therefore | B．although | C．yet | D．however |
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| 小题15: | | A．more | B．excellent | C．strange | D．huge |
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| 小题16: | | A．wound | B．pride | C．success | D．hurt |
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| 小题17: | | A．kindness | B．memory | C．comfort | D．support |
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| 小题18: | | A．supplied | B．offered | C．paid | D．contributed |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．distinct | C．pleasant | D．sympathetic |
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| 小题20: | | A．crying | B．striking | C．tapping | D．sewing |
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Haddy’s parents are different than the average（普通人）. While she was 36 up they required her to 37 . First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Haddy worked for other people.
When Haddy was 14 years old her mother and father told her that they were no 38 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes 39 suits, but 40 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 41 . But they wanted to teach Haddy some 42 lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 43 . She learned how to deal with her money 44 . Another thing she learned was how to keep from 45 out her clothes too fast.
Also, even 46 Haddy went to school she was 47 to work. All through her high school and 48 years she worked as well as studied. Haddy’s parents had plenty of 49 but they felt she would 50 her education more if she had to 51 it. And strange 52 it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part-time generally got 53 grades than students who did no work.
Now Haddy is a mother herself. She requires her 54 to do the same 55 she did, especially working part-time as they go to school.
| 小题1: | | A．going | B．bringing | C．growing | D．getting |
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| 小题2: | | A．study | B．play | C．learn | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．longer | B．sooner | C．less | D．fewer |
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| 小题5: | | A．what | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．responsible | B．lazy | C．poor | D．careless |
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| 小题7: | | A．difficult | B．daily | C．valuable | D．useless |
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| 小题8: | | A．free | B．expensive | C．useful | D．proper |
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| 小题9: | | A．quickly | B．slowly | C．car efully | D．suddenly |
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| 小题10: | | A．working | B．wearing | C．giving | D．taking |
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| 小题12: | | A．permitted | B．required | C．ordered | D．forced |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．work | C．primary | D．college |
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| 小题14: | | A．time | B．children | C．money | D．work |
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| 小题15: | | A．value | B．have | C．use | D．r eceive |
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| 小题16: | | A．enjoy | B．pay | C．pay for | D．work for |
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| 小题17: | | A．if | B．as | C．although | D．though |
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| 小题18: | | A．worse | B．better | C．more | D．less |
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| 小题19: | | A．husband | B．mother | C．parents | D．children |
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In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no 36 for stillness.
And when we are 37 to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often 38 something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, other will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re 39.
This comes at a 40 : we lose that time for 41 , for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And 42 yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get 43 done.
Take a moment to think about 44 you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering 45 checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always 46 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your 47 ? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be 48 . Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. 49 be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d 50 it to be. See your life with less move anent, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more 51 .
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. 52 you’re gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too 53 . slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of 54 for it.
| 小题1: | | A．place | B．chance | C．freedom | D．time |
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| 小题2: | | A．forced | B．ordered | C．invited | D．told |
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| 小题4: | | A．familiar with | B．curious about | C．used to | D．interested in |
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| 小题5: | | A．cost | B．risk | C．moment | D．danger |
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| 小题6: | | A．play | B．food | C．sleep | D．consideration |
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| 小题7: | | A．further | B．worse | C．farther | D．deeper |
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| 小题8: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题9: | | A．how | B．where | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题10: | | A．questions | B．problems | C．phones | D．messages |
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| 小题11: | | A．walking | B．rushing | C．stepping | D．going |
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| 小题12: | | A．school | B．youth | C．work | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．silent | B．patient | C．still | D．quiet |
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| 小题14: | | A．Nearly | B．Ever | C．Just | D．Already |
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| 小题15: | | A．like | B．decide | C．choose | D．need |
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| 小题16: | | A．activity | B．research | C．study | D．peace |
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| 小题17: | | A．Because | B．Until | C．Once | D．Unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．frequently | B．slowly | C．fast | D．quickly |
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| 小题19: | | A．asking | B．sending | C．calling | D．waiting |
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