One summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided t

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One summer my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would be submerged (淹没) in crowds of tourists and lose lots of opportunities to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and managed to come up with a f

ree tour of Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was still very impressive. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially anxious about my visa, but everything went quite smoothly in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate(领事馆), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets a

nd we bought ours far in advance. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about thirty km away from the heart of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the heart of Rome. Our big house, which was surrounded by the forest, was a rare girl for the fresh air and absolute silence, beautiful views, hospitable (好客的) hosts, comfortable living conditions delighted us to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our mistress was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don’t

be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The only thing I"ll say right now is that we really enjoyed traveling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book to wherever we wanted and we even met some of our fellow countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you"re also planning a "single" trip, don"t forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their native tongue.
小题1: Why does the author want to go to Italy again?

A．He had a great time there.

B．Italy has a lot of attractions.

C．His friend invited him there.

D．He didn"t stay in Italy long enough.

小题2:What does the author think was the hardest in preparing for his Italian trip?

A．Buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before the traveling

B．Getting a visa without an invitation from the Italian consulate.

C．Booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome.

D．Solving the ticket problem far in advance.

小题3: In the fourth paragraph the author mainly explains

A．the reason why he chose to live in the center of Rome

B．the reason why the hotel he booked was the right choice

C．what transport they chose to travel in their Italian trip

D．the reason why the mistress gave them some advice

小题4:

Which of the following questions has NOT been answered in the passage?

A．Why did the author decide to go to Italy for a holiday for the first time?

B．Why did the author decide not to follow a travel agency?

C．How did the author prepare for his trip?

D．What tools did the author use for his traveling?

小题5: From the text we can know the author

A．enjoy

s traveling everywhere in the world

B．likes being accompanied by tour guides

C．advises us to arrange trips by ourselves

D．met with a lot of his countrymen

in Italy

答案

小题1:A小题1:B小题1:B小题1:A小题1:C

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He met her at a party. She was outstanding; many guys were   41   her, but nobody paid any attention to him. After the party, he   42   her for coffee. She was   43 . In order not to appear rude, she went   44 .
As they sat in a nice   45   shop, he was too nervous to say anything and she felt   46 .
Suddenly, he asked the waiter, “Could you please give me some   47 ? I’d like to put it in my coffee.”
They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank. 48 , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   49   its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   50   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   51   and my parents, who are still there.”
She was   52   touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   53 .
So they dated,   54   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he   55   and left her a letter which said:
My dearest, please   56   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   57  sugar.
Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   58   to you, I’ve   59
to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   60 , it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

小题1:

A．before

B．beyond

C．after

D．near

小题2:

A．invited

B．paid

C．forced

D．asked

小题3:

A．interested

B．frightened

C．moved

D．surprised

小题4:

A．away

B．along

C．over

D．down

小题5:

A．coffee

B．tea

C．beer

D．wine

小题6:

A．comfortable

B．different

C．uncomfortable

D．indifferent

小题7:

A．sugar

B．pepper

C．candy

D．salt

小题8:

A．Angrily

B．Curiously

C．Worriedly

D．Happily

小题9:

A．feel

B．see

C．notice

D．find

小题10:

A．think over

B．bring up

C．think of

D．remind of

小题11:

A．this

B．it

C．him

D．her

小题12:

A．highly

B．specially

C．hardly

D．deeply

小题13:

A．responsible

B．reasonable

C．sensible

D．representative

小题14:

A．married

B．engaged

C．separated

D．split

小题15:

A．walked away

B．left away

C．passed away

D．got away

小题16:

A．forget

B．forgive

C．imagine

D．value

小题17:

A．instead

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．other than

小题18:

A．many

B．more

C．any

D．much

小题19:

A．studied

B．learnt

C．adapted

D．used

小题20:

A．however

B．as it

C．when

D．even if

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Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, w

here I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found

two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
小题1:The underlined words“took off”in Paragraph 2 mean .

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

小题2:What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

小题3:The battery of the author’s car was dead because .

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．his meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off

the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

小题4:By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show .

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

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Geena David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young．She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star．“I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,”she says．“I used to wear them to watch TV．”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt．The lights used on movie sets were extremely bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”．It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights．Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest．But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must．
Eventually actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street．Audrey Hephburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s．As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies．In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwoo d in The Blue Brothers．Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun．Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black．
Of course sunglasses aren’t just a fashion statement．The main reason to wear sunglasses is to protect our eyes against UV radiation．UV radiation can damage our eyes, so people now choose their sunglasses carefully．But you don’t have to give up style for safety．The choice of frames and lenses available these days is huge．So you can protect your eyes and still be the coolest person on the beach．
小题1:What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A．The use of sunglasses．	B．The history of sunglasses．
C．The sunglasses wearing．	D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses．

小题2:Why did Geena David like to wear sunglasses?

A．She was a movie star．

B．She wanted to follow a movie star．

C．Wearing sunglasses was good for her eyes．

D．It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV．

小题3:Early actors’ eyes hurt because ______．

A．they wore sunglasses	B．they went out in the sun too much
C．the lights on movie sets were too bright	D．their scripts were written in very small writing

小题4:We may know from this passage that ______．

A．Audrey Hephburn was a famous film star

B．Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker

C．Sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986

D．Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses

小题5:Now people wear sunglasses ______．

A．just to protect their eyes	B．for fashion and to protect their eyes
C．because of bright lights	D．because movie stars wear them

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I was in the kitchen making lunch when I saw my six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. I could only see his back. He 56  to be walking with a great effort, trying to be as 57 as possible.
A few minutes after he disappeared into the   58 , he came running toward the house again. I went back to making sandwiches,   59  that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, 60 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods.
61 curiosity, I walked out and followed him on his journey. He was 62  both hands in front of him as he walked, being 63  not to spill the water he held in them. I secretly walked   64  behind him as he went into the woods and I saw the most amazing 65 .
Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost 66   at him to get away. A huge male deer with elaborate（精美的）antlers was   67  close. But they didn’t even move as Billy   68 . And I saw a small deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   69 and extreme heat, lift its head 70  to drink the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hands.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of 71 . You know, we hadn’t had any rain for three months and our crops were   72 . As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly   73  by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was 74  God was moved to weep. The rain came that day and saved our farm, just like the 75 of one little boy who saved another.

小题1:

A．happened

B．seemed

C．managed

D．intended

小题2:

A．quickly

B．secret

C．smoothly

D．still

小题3:

A．distance

B．yard

C．woods

D．park

小题4:

A．wondering

B．thinking

C．studying

D．doubting

小题5:

A．eventually

B．actually

C．however

D．therefore

小题6:

A．Within

B．Out of

C．Beyond

D．In spite of

小题7:

A．holding

B．waving

C．surrounding

D．cupping

小题8:

A．careful

B．worried

C．eager

D．prepared

小题9:

A．away

B．close

C．out

D．off

小题10:

A．scene

B．story

C．view

D．game

小题11:

A．fought

B．signed

C．screamed

D．waited

小题12:

A．hardly

B．dangerously

C．easily

D．nearly

小题13:

A．ran away

B．turned out

C．knelt down

D．settled down

小题14:

A．hunger

B．disease

C．thirst

D．injury

小题15:

A．in turn

B．in silence

C．with appreciation

D．with difficulty

小题16:

A．suffering

B．supporting

C．sharing

D．depending

小题17:

A．dying

B．reducing

C．harvesting

D．growing

小题18:

A．hidden

B．covered

C．joined

D．caught

小题19:

A．when

B．as if

C．b

ecause

D．that

小题20:

A．wish

B．dream

C．action

D．expectation

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I started winning competitions. We still had very little money -- my father had to borrow $5,000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen, Germany, in 1994, when I was 12. I realized later how much pressure he was under. Tears streamed down his face when it was announced that I"d won -- earning enough money to pay back our loan.
It was soo

n clear I couldn"t stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play on the world"s big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, so I could attend The Curtis Institute of Music. Finally our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway（斯坦威钢琴）.At night, I would sneak into the living room just to touch the keys.
Now that I was in America, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.
The next morning, I got a call. The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to play the "Gala Benefit Evening" at Chicago"s Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to replace him. That performance was, for me, the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern introduced me, I played Tchaikovsky"s Piano Concerto No. 1. My father"s mouth hung open throughout the entire song.
I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt something happening. Sure enough, it was a great success. Still, my father kept telling me, "You"d better practice!" But living in America with me was beginning to relax him. In Beijing I"d been fat -- he made sure I ate -- and he"d been skinny. Now I was getting thin. He wasn"t.
My father and I had often practiced a piece called "Horses," a fun version for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin and Liszt, I brought Dad out on the stage, and we played our duet（二重奏）. People went crazy -- they loved it. My father couldn"t sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.
There have been lots of concerts in Carnegie Hall, but for me playing there was especially sweet when I remember the cold days in Beijing. Together, my father and I worked to reach the lucky place where fortune spots you, and lets you shine.
小题1:In the first paragraph his father cried when it was announced that he"d won mainly because__________.

A．his father was excited that his son succeeded at last.

B．his father was under too much pressure.

C．they could pay back the loan with the prize.

D．his father was proud of him.

小题2: Tell the order of the events.
a. He and his father moved to Philadelphia.
b. He was asked to replace the great pianist Andre Watts.
c. He and his father played “Horses” together.
d.The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard his performance.
e. The Curtis Institute of Music lent him a Steinway

A．a, e, c, b, d

B．b, e, a, d, c

C．d, a, e, b, c

D．a, e, d, b, c

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

A．The writer’s father had been very fat before they went to America.

B．The writer thought he would be one of them soon when he knew the Chicago Symphony orchestra heard him play and liked him.

C．The Curtis Institute of Music finally eased their money worries.

D．One can achieve his dream if he is lucky enough.

小题4: The underlined word there in the last paragraph refers to_________.

A．America

B．Beijing.

C．Carnegie Hall

D．All the places he went to.

小题5: What is the best title of the passage?

A．I Took Off!	B．When Fortune Spots Me.
C．No Pain, No Gain.	D．My father and I

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