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American author Mark Twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” Twain’s words were only one of many complaints about aging. The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “hateful”, and William Shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”.
Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 B.C., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. During the 12th century A.D., a king called Prester John ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
But the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. He thought it would be found in Florida. In St. Augustine, the oldest city in the U.S., there’s a tourist attraction. It is said to be the fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now Florida in 1513. However, elderly visitors who drink the spring’s water don’t turn into teenagers.
But the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing(有吸引力的) that it survives anyway, says Ryan K. Smith, a professor of history. “People are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.”
Still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. Kathleen Deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a Spanish mission dating back to St. Augustine’s founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. Michelle Reyna, a spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park in St. Augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860.
小题1:According to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth?
A．Ponce de LeonB．William Shakespeare.C．Kathleen DeaganD．Michelle Reyna
小题2:What does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A．Growth.B．Limits. C．Damages. D．Benefits.
小题3:What is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth?
A．People find much pleasure in looking for it.
B．People believe the existence of it somewhere.
C．People have no interest in searching for it.
D．People consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd(荒谬的).
小题4:The passage mainly tells us _____.
A．how the fountain of youth came into being
B．why some famous people hate becoming old
C．how to remain young forever
D．whether the fountain of youth exists
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The underlined words “the story” refers to Alexander the Great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth.
B．Augustine, which is the oldest city in the U.S, lies in Florida.
C．Some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth.
D．Kathleen Deagan is the spokesperson for the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.

答案

小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:B
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It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品杂货) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
小题1:Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A．The man’s job was bike racing.B．It was their only possession.
C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D．They used it for work and daily life
小题2:We can infer from the text that ________
A．The couple worked 60 hours a weekB．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bikeD．life was hard for the young family
小题3:How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A．From radio broadcasts.B．From a newspaper.
C．From TV news.D．From a stranger.
小题4:What does the couple learn from their experience?
A．Strangers are usually of little help.B．One should take care of their bike.
C．News reports make people famous.D．An act of kindness can mean a lot.

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Every person has some unforgettable experiences in his life .Some will remain in his heart as instructive stories to his life. I believe that we often tell ourselves the stories in order to keep our sanity(通情达理). These stories stay inside ourselves.
Many of the stories that I have kept inside myself are in the   36  of lessons that have taught me something about life. These lessons are 37 to carry with me. They require no outside   38  to store them in. No one can   39  me of them. They 40   their freshness without having to be renewed. And I can offer them to others without 41 them myself.
I remember there is a lesson which is about a little girl who was   42   from a serious disease. Her only chance of  43  was to have a blood transfusion(输血)  44  her five-year-old brother. The doctor asked the little boy 45   he would be willing to give his 46   to his sister. He took a 47  breath and said he would do it if it would save her life.
As the transfusion took place, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled as he watched the color 48 to her cheeks. Then his   49  disappeared. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling   50  . “Will I start to  51  right away?”
Being so  52 , the lovely little boy had  53  the doctor. He thought he was going to die after he gave blood to his sister.
This was my lesson in “ 54  ”. I learned that a candle loses  55 by lighting another candle.
小题1:
A．costB．formC．useD．number
小题2:
A．difficultB．interestingC．harmfulD．easy
小题3:
A．spaceB．computerC．containerD．ground
小题4:
A．remindB．robC．warnD．inform
小题5:
A．remainB．leadC．valueD．develop
小题6:
A．damagingB．destroyingC．stealingD．losing
小题7:
A．hearingB．deadC．sufferingD．free
小题8:
A．recoveryB．worseningC．treatD．respond
小题9:
A．towardB．ofC．fromD．to
小题10:
A．whichB．ifC．whenD．how
小题11:
A．bloodB．lifeC．timeD．health
小题12:
A．slowB．deepC．shortD．quick
小题13:
A．reviewB．replaceC．reduceD．return
小题14:
A．courageB．smileC．breathD．color
小题15:
A．voiceB．bodyC．conditionD．state
小题16:
A．dieB．disappearC．hesitateD．leave
小题17:
A．foolishB．ridiculousC．youngD．handsome
小题18:
A．misunderstoodB．worriedC．hatedD．liked
小题19:
A．askingB．receivingC．cryingD．giving
小题20:
A．anythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything

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I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day while my mother was at work.
Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33  for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35  me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue  to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.
小题1:
A．sentB．leftC．rememberedD．introduced
小题2:
A．debateB．loveC．agreementD．doubt
小题3:
A．musicB．spaceC．giftsD．toys
小题4:
A．waveB．sleepC．danceD．play
小题5:
A．forcedB．preparedC．enabledD．taught
小题6:
A．generallyB．finallyC．fortunatelyD．suddenly
小题7:
A．hotelB．apartmentC．neighborhoodD．countryside
小题8:
A．schoolB．hospitalC．streetD．office
小题9:
A．exactlyB．onlyC．completelyD．seldom
小题10:
A．explanationB．celebrationC．translationD．foundation
小题11:
A．comfortB．blameC．attractD．find
小题12:
A．joinedB．pouredC．movedD．fell
小题13:
A．surprisingB．movingC．puzzlingD．tiring
小题14:
A．sadB．calmC．boredD．pleased
小题15:
A．refusedB．expectedC．continuedD．pretended

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We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing（吃草） on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But   36  in our minds is the final destination（目的地）. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will  37  into the station. Bands will be playing and flags   38  . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will   39  and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)   40   jigsaw（拼图） puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles（过道）, damning（诅咒） the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the  41  , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I  42  a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the   43  kid through college.” “When I have   44  off the debts!” “When I get a promotion（提升）.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live   45  ever after!”
  46  , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The  47  joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It   48  leaves us behind.
“Cherish（珍视） the moment” is a good   49  . It is the burdens（负担） of today that drive us to keep on   50  . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate（激发） us to overcome the   51  and look forward to the future.
So   52  pacing the aisles and counting the miles.   53  , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot（赤脚） more   54  , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived   55  we go along. The station will come soon enough.
小题1:A hidden      B faint      C deep      D buried
小题2:A pull      B get      C approach      D arrive
小题3: A floating      B waving      C raising      D shaking
小题4:A come up      B come around      C come out      D come true
小题5:A divided      B separated      C completed      D united
小题6:A station     B age      C target      D point
小题7:A borrow      B buy      C order      D rent
小题8:A first      B best      C last      D eldest
小题9:A cut      B left      C taken      D paid
小题10:A happily      B fully      C anxiously      D freely
小题11:A Believe it or not      B Sooner or later      C Once again      D All at once
小题12:A simple      B basic      C true      D final
小题13:A eventually（最后）      B accidentally      C instantly      D constantly
小题14:A motto（箴言）      B sentence      C concept     D slogan（标语）
小题15:A pushing      B trying      C working      D sticking
小题16:A effort      B mistake      C challenge      D fault
小题17:A consider      B stop      C go on      D plan on
小题18:A Besides      B Thus      C However      D Instead
小题19:A often      B gently      C quickly      D slowly
小题20:A if      B unless      C as      D once
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After Mom died, I began visiting Dad every morning before I went to work. He was frail（衰弱） and moved slowly, but he always had a glass of freshly squeezed（挤榨的） orange juice on the kitchen table for me, along with an unsigned note reading, “Drink your juice.” Such a gesture（表示）, I knew, was as far as Dad had ever been able to go in expressing his love. In fact, I remember, as a kid I had questioned Mom “Why doesn’t Dad love me?” Mom frowned（皱眉）, “Who said he doesn’t love you?”“Well, he never tells me,” I complained. He never tells me either,” she said, smiling. “But look how hard he works to take care of us, to buy us food and clothes, and to pay for this house. That’s how your father tells us he loves us.”
I nodded slowly. I understood in my head, but not in my heart. I still wanted my father to put his arms around me and tell me he loved me. Dad owned and operated a small scrap（小片） metal business, and after school I often hung around while he worked. Dad handfed scrap steel into a device（装置） that chopped （切）it as cleanly as a butcher（屠夫） chops a rack of ribs（肋骨）. The machine looked like a giant pair of scissors（剪刀）, with blades（刃） thicker than my father’s body. If he didn’t feed those terrifying blades just right, he risked serious injury. “Why don’t you hire someone to do that for you?” Mom asked Dad one night as she bent over him and rubbed（搓） his aching shoulders with a strong smelling liniment（涂剂）. “Why don’t you hire a cook?” Dad asked , giving her one of his rare smiles.
Many years later, during my first daily visit, after drinking the juice my father had squeezed for me, I walked over, hugged him and said, “I love you, Dad.” From then on I did this every morning. My father never told me how he felt about my hugs, and there was never any expression on his face when I gave them.
小题1:What would be the best title for the passage?
A I just couldn’t understand my father      B My father never loved me
C Silent fatherly love      D My hard-working father
小题2:The author’s father always prepared a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for him because ______.
A that was the author’s favorite      B he was sure the author would be thirsty
C the author was always complaining      D that was a gesture of love
小题3:The author’s father didn’t hire a helper because ______.
A his job was too dangerous      B his job required high skills
C he wanted to save money      D he was not good at communicating with others
小题4:We may infer from the passage that ______.
A the author’s father lacked a sense of humor
B the author quite understood his father as time went on
C the author’s father didn’t love him very much
D the author’s father was too strict with him
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