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One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister.On this occasion,the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girlfriend.I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children.Later,I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out.I called home with this happy news.But instead of hearing his cheerful,grateful voice on the other end of the line,all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was,I should point out,after 10 p.m.,when the two younger children should have been in bed.and when the two older children should have been answering the phone.“I’ll give him a lesson.”I said.I decided they must be outside.Why they might be outside at 10∶30 on a winter night I had no idea,but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally,in desperation,I called his girlfriend’s house.After what seemed like countless rings,his girlfriend answered.“Yes,”she said brightly,“He’s right here.”
He came on the phone.I was not my usual calm,rational(理智的)self.After all,one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modem teenagers.“Where are the children?”I said.He said they were with him.They had done nothing wrong.My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake.This was too good to be believed.Well,it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it.It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home,celebrating my birthday.My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts.Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children,dressed in their best clothes,and wearing their most wonderful expressions.They are pictures to treasure a lifetime,all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
小题1:The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children
because .| A．she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter | | B．she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones | | C．she believed he could do well with his girlfriend’s help | | D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night |
小题2:When the author called home that evening,she found that .| A．two younger children had already been in bed | | B．the children were preparing a birthday gift for her | | C．her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend | | D．there was no one answering the telephone |
小题3:What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph?| A．The author didn’t believe what her son had told her. | | B．The author had complete confidence in her son. | | C．The author believed her son was telling the truth. | | D．The author was moved by what her children had done. |
小题4:What might the children do that evening?| A．They had a birthday party. | | B．They framed some photographs. | | C．They had their pictures taken. | | D．They made some beautiful clothes. |
小题5:What does the author intend to teIl us by the story?| A．Modem teenagers are not worth trusting. | B．It is no ea sy job to look after young children. | | C．It’s no good to have a girlfriend at an early age. | | D．Her children have a caring and tender heart. |
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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 authorA．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 |
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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 |
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| 小题2: | | A．invited | B．paid | C．forced | D．asked |
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| 小题3: | | A．interested | B．frightened | C．moved | D．surprised |
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| 小题4: | | A．away | B．along | C．over | D．down |
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| 小题5: | | A．coffee | B．tea | C．beer | D．wine |
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| 小题6: | | A．comfortable | B．different | C．uncomfortable | D．indifferent |
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| 小题7: | | A．sugar | B．pepper | C．candy | D．salt |
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| 小题8: | | A．Angrily | B．Curiously | C．Worriedly | D．Happily |
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| 小题9: | | A．feel | B．see | C．notice | D．find |
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| 小题10: | | A．think over | B．bring up | C．think of | D．remind of |
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| 小题12: | | A．highly | B．specially | C．hardly | D．deeply |
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| 小题13: | | A．responsible | B．reasonable | C．sensible | D．representative |
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| 小题14: | | A．married | B．engaged | C．separated | D．split |
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| 小题15: | | A．walked away | B．left away | C．passed away | D．got away |
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| 小题16: | | A．forget | B．forgive | C．imagine | D．value |
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| 小题17: | | A．instead | B．instead of | C．in spite of | D．other than |
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| 小题19: | | A．studied | B．learnt | C．adapted | D．used |
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| 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 |
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| 小题2: | | A．quickly | B．secret | C．smoothly | D．still |
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| 小题3: | | A．distance | B．yard | C．woods | D．park |
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| 小题4: | | A．wondering | B．thinking | C．studying | D．doubting |
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| 小题5: | | A．eventually | B．actually | C．however | D．therefore |
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| 小题6: | | A．Within | B．Out of | C．Beyond | D．In spite of |
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| 小题7: | | A．holding | B．waving | C．surrounding | D．cupping |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．worried | C．eager | D．prepared |
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| 小题10: | | A．scene | B．story | C．view | D．game |
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| 小题11: | | A．fought | B．signed | C．screamed | D．waited |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．dangerously | C．easily | D．nearly |
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| 小题13: | | A．ran away | B．turned out | C．knelt down | D．settled down |
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| 小题14: | | A．hunger | B．disease | C．thirst | D．injury |
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| 小题15: | | A．in turn | B．in silence | C．with appreciation | D．with difficulty |
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| 小题16: | | A．suffering | B．supporting | C．sharing | D．depending |
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| 小题17: | | A．dying | B．reducing | C．harvesting | D．growing |
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| 小题18: | | A．hidden | B．covered | C．joined | D．caught |
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| 小题19: | | A．when | B．as if | C．b ecause | D．that |
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| 小题20: | | A．wish | B．dream | C．action | D．expectation |
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