A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed

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A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed

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A long time ago, there was a seed and because he was only a seed, nobody noticed him．Thus, feeling inferior （低等的）, the seed gave no importance to his existence （存在）．
Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun．Later, he was given rain．
Years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side．“Thank God for this．I really need some rest,” he heard the traveler say．
“What are you talking about?” the seed quickly asked．He thought the man was making fun of him．No one ever spoke to him like that．
“Who just spoke?” the shocked man asked．
“It is me．A seed．”
`“A seed?” The man looked at the big tree．“Are you joking? You are not a seed．You are a big tree!”
“Really?”
“Yes! Why else do you think people come here?”
“What do they come here for?”
“To feel your shade （树荫）! Don’t tell me you didn’t know you had grown over time．”
A moment passed before the traveler’s words brought him pride．
The seed thought and smiled for the first time in his life．The years of torture （折磨） by the sun and the rain finally helped him grow up．
“Oh! That means I’m not a little seed anymore! I was actually born to make people feel comfortable．Wow! That’s great!”
小题1:The seed didn’t realize the importance of his existence because ______．
A．nobody looked after himB．he was thrown into the open air
C．he was such a small seedD．he didn’t believe in himself
小题2:The traveler sat by the seed’s side to ______．
A．escape from the rain
B．thank God for offering him a tree
C．have a rest and enjoy the shade
D．talk with the big tree
小题3:The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to ______．
A．tell us that we should help each other
B．praise the seed for his strength
C．teach us not to laugh at others
D．tell us never to lose hope
小题4:Where does the passage most probably come from?
A．A history book．B．A science book．
C．A storybook．D．A novel．

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小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．
I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．
Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．
The next six months were   49  ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．
Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．
Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．
小题1:
A．hopeB．jobC．faithD．house
小题2:
A．tornB．dividedC．takenD．fallen
小题3:
A．downB．againstC．inD．over
小题4:
A．equippedB．armedC．decoratedD．filled
小题5:
A．examinedB．inspected C．investigated D．checked
小题6:
A．generalB．usualC．ordinaryD．regular
小题7:
A．turn inB．give inC．bring inD．take in
小题8:
A．hesitatedB．turned C．promisedD．determined
小题9:
A．searchedB．observedC．foundD．watched
小题10:A- thankful          B．excited        C．delighted          D．truthful
小题11:
A．rewardB．prizeC．award D．praise
小题12:
A．soB．evenC．everD．such
小题13:
A．changedB．spoiledC．helpedD．missed
小题14:
A．fortunateB．mercifulC．inspiringD．miserable
小题15:
A．employmentB．settlementC．fulfillmentD．disappointment
小题16:A- However          B．Therefore     C．Thus               D．Besides
小题17:
A．threwB．spreadC．putD．lost
小题18:
A．got overB．came overC．turned overD．knocked over
小题19:A．surprise           B, blessing       C．mistake            D．misfortune
小题20:
A．setB．broughtC．tookD．picked

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Years ago while lying in my hammock （吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence．Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor" s 10 - year - old daughter" s rabbit．For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard．I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast．
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower．Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．
Back to the hammock and JD．Within the hour the neighbor" s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage．Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: " D - A - D - D – Y！！！"
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage．Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do．
Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl"s rabbit and put it back in its cage?"
小题1:The girl was shocked because _____．
A．the rabbit was killed by someone
B．the rabbit was too clean
C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage
D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage
小题2:That day the girl ran to the cage _____．
A．because her rabbit was there
B．because she．had a habit of going there to see her rabbit
C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again
D．because the rabbit was dead
小题3:We can infer that the rabbit ______．
A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it
B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it
C．was in the cage playing with the dog
D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog
小题4:According to the story, the writer _____．
A．was helpful to his neighbor B．did a smart thing
C．was honestD．made a mistake

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完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
A beggar, carrying a shabby(破旧的) old wallet, was begging alone from house to house. As he complained about his 36 , he kept wondering that people who lived in 37 houses should always be unsatisfied, 38 rich they might be, and they should go so far as to 39 all they have.
“Here, for example,” he said, the former master of this house succeeded in trading, and made himself very rich. By then, instead of stopping, and handing over his 40 to another, and spending the rest of his years 41 peace, he took to(从事) equipping ships. He expected to get mountains of gold; but the ships were 42 , and his treasures were lost. Now they all lie at the bottom of the sea, and he has found his 43 disappeared like those in dreams. In short, examples of this are 44.
At this moment Fortune suddenly appeared to the beggar and said, “Listen! I have long wished to 45 you. Here are a lot of gold coins I have found. Hold out your wallet, and I will fill it with them; but only on this condition: All shall be gold that falls into the wallet, but if 46 of them falls out of the wallet to the ground, it 47 become dust. Consider this well. I have warned you I shall 48 keep my word. Your wallet is old, don’t fill it 49 its power.” The beggar was almost too overjoyed to breathe. He 50 felt the ground below his feet. A stream of coins were poured 51 it. The wallet soon became rather heavy.
“Is that 52 ?” “Not yet,” “Isn’t it 53 ?” “Never fear.” “Consider, you are a millionaire.” “Just a little more, just 54 a handful,” But at that moment the wallet broke, the gold coins 55 dust and Fortune disappeared. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet and remained as poor as before.
小题1:
A．planB．fateC．ideaD．dream
小题2:
A．darkB．poorC．cleanD．rich
小题3:
A．how B．soC．howeverD．whatever
小题4:
A．winB．loseC．throwD．forget
小题5:
A．businessB．debtC．moneyD．chance
小题6:
A．toB．onC．withD．in
小题7:
A．boughtB．soldC．missedD．robbed
小题8:
A．luckB．richesC．tradeD．future
小题9:
A．countlessB．wonderfulC．helplessD．funny
小题10:
A．admireB．helpC．encourageD．excite
小题11:
A．littleB．muchC．anyD．lots
小题12:
A．mustB．mayC．shallD．can
小题13:
A．mostlyB．simplyC．possiblyD．strictly
小题14:
A．beyondB．withinC．duringD．by
小题15:
A．reallyB．actuallyC．hardlyD．nearly
小题16:
A．forB．intoC．onD．from
小题17:
A．soB．enoughC．trueD．right
小题18:
A．tremblingB．shakingC．breakingD．rolling
小题19:
A．tryB．putC．leaveD．add
小题20:
A．cleared upB．brought upC．fell intoD．turned into

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Three wishes
A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.
The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!”
Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate.
“You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ”
Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.
Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “It’s your fault!” she man cried. “No, it’s your fault!” she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose.
“Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!”
Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “I’m still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ”
But of course nothing happened.
小题1:. The man quarreled with his wife because ___.
A．he always enjoyed eating
B．his wife hoped that he asked for a house
C．the cake stuck to the end of his nose according to his wife’s wish.
D．he didn’t want anything except cakes
小题2:The wrong statement of the following is ___.
A．the man made his wishes before dinner
B．the wife made two wishes, which worked
C．the wife wanted her husband to wish for more than a big cake
D．the man wished that the cake were not on his nose
小题3:Why did the old woman not satisfy the man’s wish when he said he was still hungry and wanted some cakes?
A．Because the old lady was angry with them
B．Because this was the fourth wish.
C．Because the man had made this wish before.
D．Because the cake had been gone.

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About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college in New York, I was working as a practice student at my University"s Museum of Natural History. One day while I was working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was seated on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and the trunk of the human body. She was wearing a little white dress with the patterns of red roses and yellow dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼示意). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the most beautiful, largest smile I have ever seen
All of a sudden herhandicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. I immediately felt full of hope and confidence. She took me, a poor, unhappy college student, into her world, a world of smiles, love and warmth.               
That was ten years ago, but I still remember it clearly as if it happened just yesterday. I"m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
小题1:What was the writer a decade ago?
A．A worker working in a university.
B．A teacher teaching in a college.
C．A clerk working in a museum.
D．A university student who had not yet taken a degree.
小题2:What does the underlined world “handicap” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Life difficulty.B．Troublesome problem.
C．Failure in work.D．Physical disability.
小题3:How did the writer probably feel before meeting the disabled girl?
A．She felt full of hope.
B．She was filled with confidence.
C．She felt unhappy because of poverty.
D．She felt life was beautiful.
小题4:Which of the following title suits this passage best?
A．A Disabled Girl.
B．A Disabled Girl’s Smile.
C．Full of Hope.
D．Full of Confidence.

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