My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s coll
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My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the first time in our life that we would __36__ for any length of time. We wondered how other people had __37__ it.
Later in bed, I __38__ the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay home to keep the __39__ from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to __40__ college.
The truck was slow, and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to the city __41__. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little __42__. He finally said, “I never went to college and __43__ of your brothers did. I can’t say don’t do this or that, because everything is __44__ and I don’t know what is going to come up, but I think things will __45__. When you get a job, be sure to be honest and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be __46__ in the big town and I would be __47__ the life home.
Then my father __48__ the Bible that he had read so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must __49__ it. He just said, “This can help you __50__ you will let it.”
When I finished school I took the Bible __51__ to my father. But he said he wanted me to __52__ it.
Now, too often, I remember. It would have been so __53__ to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. My father could give me only a Bible, but now I don’t really believe that I gave her half as __54__ as my father gave me. So the next morning I __55__ up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a note “This can help you.” I said, “if you will let it.”
| 小题1: | | A．worry | B．separate | C．stay | D．travel |
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| 小题2: | | A．left | B．stood | C．enjoyed | D．tried |
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| 小题3: | | A．wasted | B．spent | C．remembered | D．killed |
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| 小题4: | | A．policemen | B．workers | C．cattle | D．birds |
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| 小题5: | | A．graduate from | B．go away to | C．set out | D．set up |
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| 小题6: | | A．very late | B．far away | C．too soon | D．once again |
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| 小题7: | | A．speech | B．living | C．promise | D．progress |
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| 小题9: | | A．impossible | B．different | C．difficult | D．favorite |
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| 小题10: | | A．work out | B．die out | C．hold out | D．break out |
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| 小题11: | | A．happy | B．alone | C．free | D．lost |
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| 小题12: | | A．losing | B．spending | C．missing | D．living |
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| 小题13: | | A．brought about | B．brought out | C．brought up | D．brought down |
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| 小题14: | | A．refuse | B．mark | C．follow | D．take |
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| 小题15: | | A．if | B．unless | C．but | D．though |
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| 小题17: | | A．keep | B．return | C．post | D．sell |
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| 小题18: | | A．popular | B．strange | C．ready | D．nice |
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| 小题20: | | A．set | B．turned | C．gave | D．wrapped |
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小题1:B
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The annual marathon in my town usually took place in summer. My job was to 21 behind the runners in an ambulance 22 any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind nearly one hundred athletes 23 to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the 24 runner, so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep  forward .
“Let’s just hope all the runners are fast!” he laughed.
As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to 25 . It was then that my 26 were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.
“Doug, look!”
We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, but her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .
Doug and I watched in 27 as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.
Finally, she was the 28 runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with amazement and even respect as she 29 forward with strong determination through the last miles.
When the 30 line came into sight, rubbishes lay everywhere and the cheering crowds had already gone home. 31 , a man waited proudly there. He was 32 one end of a ribbon (带子) tied to a post. 33 slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering behind her.
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about 34 the other runners or winning a competition, it was about  finishing what she had set out to do, no matter 35 . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
小题1:| A．interview | B．watch | C．follow | D．fall |
小题2:| A．when | B．since | C．because | D．in case |
小题3:| A．searching | B．sitting | C．wishing | D．waiting |
小题4:| A．slow | B．last | C．wounded | D．helpless |
小题5:| A．run | B．miss | C．disappear | D．lose |
小题6: | A．attention | B．mind | C．eyes | D．sight |
小题7: | A．happiness | B．silence | C．disappointment | D．hope |
小题8: | A．single | B．only | C．last | D．careful |
小题9: | A．pushed | B．fought | C．pulled | D．jumped |
小题10: | A．close | B．end | C．match | D．finish |
小题11:| A．Yet | B．But | C．Thus | D．Therefore |
小题12: | A．catching | B．handing | C．holding | D．bringing |
小题13: 小题14:| A．winning | B．competing | C．beating | D．fighting |
小题15:| A．what | B．where | C．when | D．why |
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When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it"s far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we"ve got to come up with some better ideas to help them.
I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer and he planed to produce a lot and sell them to the children in developing countries at a low price after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won"t be damaged easily. The idea is that these computers will help the children"s education as they will be ab le to surf the Internet. By improving children"s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.
Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to "kill two birds with one  stone’, and that is always a good thing.
小题1:
It"s an excellent idea to recycle old mobile phones because .| A．it reduces waste and can help others | | B．it prevents waste and can earn lots of money | | C．it can send the waste produced by developed countries to other countries | | D．it is good for the environment and very educative for phone users |
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The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte’s  cheap computers .| A．to show what high technology can bring us | B．to show the kindness of  people in the developed countries | | C．to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries | | D．to give an example of how to help developing countries |
小题3:
Where does this passage probably come from? .A．A newspaper . | B．A magazine. | | C．A lecture. | D．An advertisement. |
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A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village. One day, while 36 in the fields, the farmer’s son 37 and broke his leg. The villagers went to the __ 38 __ and said，“My goodness, what great misfortune! Your son has broken his leg; now he can’t 39 you in the fields.”One day later, government troop (军队) went to the village 40 young men to join the __ 41 _. They had to leave the boy ___42 because his leg was broken. Again, the villagers came and said，“My goodness, what great __ 43 __!” The farmer replied, “It is neither fortune __ 44 __ misfortune.”
Then one day the farmer’s 45 horse jumped the fence and ran away. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse has run away.” Two or three days later, the horse __ 46 __ with a dozen wild horses ___47 it. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse came back with twelve_ 48 __.”
The farmer was __49 __ enough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune. Everything that happens has a ___50 __ and meaning beyond 51 appearances of the events. So many times, we are __ 52 by the feelings we have about the events in our lives. Remember: “Nothing is long or short, hot or cold, good or bad.” There is no 53 in thinking of something as good or bad, because we __ 54 know what will happen next. The best thing we can do is__ 55 it.
| 小题1: | | A．playing | B．walking | C．living | D．working |
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| 小题2: | | A．came up | B．fell down | | C．broken down | D．ended up |
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| 小题3: | | A．ground | B．son | C．farmer | D．village |
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| 小题4: | | A．supply | B．help | C．teach | D．move |
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| 小题5: | | A．looking for | B．thanking for | | C．asking for | D．waiting for |
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| 小题6: | | A．club | B．group | C．army | D．government |
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| 小题8: | | A．pleasure | B．success | C．fortune | D．fun |
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| 小题10: | | A．only | B．next | C．same | D．first |
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| 小题11: | | A．provided | B．rose | C．ran | D．returned |
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| 小题12: | | A．watching | B．following | C．begging | D．crossing |
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| 小题13: | | A．ones | B．others | C．those | D．another |
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| 小题14: | | A．wiser | B．confident | C．quick | D．honest |
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| 小题15: | | A．use | B．dream | C．purpose | D．goal |
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| 小题16: | | A．usual | B．strange | C．real | D．simple |
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| 小题17: | | A．left | B．kept | C．surprised | D．cheated |
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| 小题18: | | A．point | B．luck | C．chance | D．way |
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| 小题19: | | A．always | B．never | C．often | D．seldom |
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| 小题20: | | A．use | B．change | C．accept | D．enjoy |
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Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.
1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.
3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.
4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]
5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.
小题1: From Tip One we know that we should .| A．never be afraid to take risks | | B．try something new every day | | C．focus on the good things in life | | D．get rid of all our former habits |
小题2:What’s the best title for the third tip?| A．Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past. | | B．Never Think of Tomorrow. | | C．Remember You Are the Best. | | D．Never Change Your Mind. |
小题3:The writer may NOT agree that .| A．feeling sad about your life does you no good | B．it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something | | C．you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends | | D．you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past |
小题4: What is the writer’s attitude toward life?| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | | C．Doubtful. | D．Indifferent. |
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There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
小题1:According to the passage, the following statements are true except .| A．Laughter is good for health | | B．Laughter can make you become old quickly | | C．Laughter helps to reduce pain. | | D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body. |
小题2:The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “ ”.| A．delays | B．prevents | C．increases | D．reduces |
小题3:Some doctors hold laughter clinics because .| A．they want to earn more money. | | B．they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses. | | C．they want to improve their patients’ condition. | | D．they want their patients to practice how to laugh |
小题4:According to the author, we should .| A．laugh as much as possible | B．watch more funny films | | C．smile all the time | D．spend more time in laughter clinics |
小题5:The best title for this passage may be .| A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health | | B．Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition | | C．Laughter can reduce the effects of pain | | D．Laughter is the best medicine. |
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