It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most peop

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It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were 36_their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to _37_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he _38__his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After _39_
10 hours of labor, his returned to find his bike 40 ．
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool．Trevor used it to get to 41 , putting in 60-hour weeks to __42__his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries, 43 us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so 44_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 45 to help．One wonderful stranger 46 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．47 my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is a (an) 48 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．People say that a smile can be 49 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 50 are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 51 our faith in humanity as a whole．And it has _52 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 53 with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 54 ．And the results can be 55 ．

小题1:

A．cooling down

B．warming up

C．speeding up

D．slowing down

小题2:

A．get up

B．wake up

C．turn up

D．rise up

小题3:

A．piled

B．pushed

C．parked

D．paused

小题4:

A．putting in

B．putting on

C．putting off

D．putting away

小题5:

A．broken

B．robbed

C．hidden

D．gone

小题6:

A．study

B．shop

C．work

D．deliver

小题7:

A．live

B．support

C．serve

D．protect

小题8:

A．getting

B．protecting

C．saving

D．allowing

小题9:

A．surprised

B．thrilled

C．puzzled

D．sad

小题10:

A．offered

B．supported

C．provided

D．agreed

小题11:

A．still

B．finally

C．even

D．yet

小题12:

A．Now and then

B．Once in a while

C．Once again

D．Sooner or later

小题13:

A．honor

B．pity

C．sympathy

D．respect

小题14:

A．thrown

B．passed

C．sent

D．got

小题15:

A．friends

B．strangers

C．relatives

D．parents

小题16:

A．weakened

B．spread

C．reduced

D．strengthened

小题17:

A．moved

B．forced

C．urged

D．influenced

小题18:

A．share

B．connect

C．deal

D．work

小题19:

A．likes

B．cares

C．worries

D．wonders

小题20:

A．short

B．promising

C．permanent

D．temporary

答案

小题1:B小题1:A小题1:C小题1:A小题1:D小题1:C小题1:B小题1:C小题1:D小题1:A小题1:C小题1:C小题1:A小题1:B小题1:B小题1:D小题1:D小题1:A小题1:B小题1:C

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When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”
This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:
Dear Bobby,
I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!
Love,
The Easter Bunny

小题1:

A．teachers

B．kids

C．boys

D．girls

小题2:

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．to

小题3:

A．got

B．started

C．went

D．arrived

小题4:

A．stories

B．toys

C．suggestions

D．ideas

小题5:

A．When

B．Because

C．While

D．Since

小题6:

A．delight

B．surprise

C．pity

D．sadness

小题7:

A．straight

B．alone

C．silently

D．hopefully

小题8:

A．teach

B．bring

C．tell

D．buy

小题9:

A．locked

B．opened

C．broke

D．knocked

小题10:

A．out

B．through

C．inside

D．off

小题11:

A．reasonable

B．silly

C．funny

D．false

小题12:

A．even

B．though

C．finally

D．then

小题13:

A．find

B．choose

C．afford

D．catch

小题14:

A．school

B．church

C．lunch

D．home

小题15:

A．differently

B．secretly

C．instead

D．immediately

小题16:

A．happy

B．wonderful

C．hopeful

D．proud

小题17:

A．leave

B．send

C．store

D．pass

小题18:

A．looked

B．returned

C．headed

D．drove

小题19:

A．letter

B．wish

C．apology

D．note

小题20:

A．missed

B．dreamed

C．sought

D．entered

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Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists (灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist at the University of Kentucky, performed two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind a two way mirror in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t. and they were no better at telling when they were stared at than if they had just guessed.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they’re being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
小题1:The purpose of the two experiments is to .

A．explain when people can have a sixth sense

B．show how people act while being watched in the lab

C．study whether humans can sense when they are stared at

D．prove why humans have a sixth sense

小题2:In the first experiment, the subjects .

A．were not told that they would be stared at

B．lost their sense when they were stared at

C．were not sure when the would be stared at

D．were uncomfortable when they were stared at

小题3:What can be learned from the passage?

A．People are born with a sixth sense.

B．The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.

C．The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.

D．People have a sixth sense in public places.

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While in Banff, make time for a walk around town. A special treat is to go up the mountainside on the Banff Gondola for a surprising view of the valley below. Here is The Pines, whose cook has developed a special way of mixing foreign food such as caribou, wild boar, and reindeer with surprising sauces.
Best time to visit is during the off-season, from early May to mid-June, or in October. This way you can avoid sharing the highway with mobile homes which can be pulled by cars. But whatever the season, take some lunch with you from Banff, because there are only a few food stops on the road.
Forty minutes north of Banff, side by side with the Banff National Park, sits world-famous Lake Louise. This surprisingly small body of water is attractive with towering mountains around it. Glaciers, huge masses of ice, moving very slowly against rocks, produce what is called glacier rock flour, making its water dark to see. It is worth taking a walk around the grounds of the Chateau Lake Louise, another beauty, proud of its early 20th century history.
Back on the road, and it’s time to continue north past the astonishing Columbia Icefield, then turn off the highway and take the short road to the base of the Athabaska Glacier. You can rent ice cleats (夹板) and do some climbing or do a more pleasant snowmobile tour. Either way, you can enjoy endless beautiful sights.
Finally you’ll reach Jasper, the usual turning around the place for the Banff-Jasper loop (回路). It’s worth riding the Jasper Skytram, and be sure to visit the wonderful Jasper Park Lodge, also dating back to the 1920s. If you can have lunch there, do it. The restaurant has an adventurous menu and their wine list would put a smile on any visitor’s face.
小题1:According the passage, The Pines is a .

A．place in which you can see many mobile homes

B．mountain where you can get a good view of the valley

C．town which happens to be near the Banff National Park

D．restaurant where you can ask for some special kinds of food

小题2:What will probably happen when visitors come at the end of June?

A．They may have trouble finding a restaurant.

B．They may come across traffic jams.

C．They may travel more easily with cars.

D．They may do much more sightseeing.

小题3:Similar to the Chateau Lake Louise, .

A．the Banff National Park is to the west of Banff

B．the Columbia Icefield lies between Lake Louise and the Banff National Park

C．the Jasper Skytram has a history of more than 80 years

D．the Jasper Park Lodge was built in the 1920s

小题4:Besides the beautiful sights in Jasper Park Lodge, visitors to Jasper can enjoy themselves by .

A．taking the Jasper Skytram and eating in the restaurant

B．taking the Banff-Jasper loop and Jasper Skytram

C．having a lot of food to order in the restaurant

D．taking the Jasper Skytram back to Banff

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There are hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child. And it’s a good thing, too — kids need this kind of protection and assistance, because they aren’t mature enough to take care of themselves and make careful decisions on their own.
But eventually, kids grow up and become teens. It’s totally normal for teens to create their own opinions, thoughts, and values about life; it’s what prepares them for adulthood. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his or her own decisions, your parents may have a difficult time adjusting themselves to it.
In most families, it’s this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. Teens get angry because they feel parents don’t respect them and aren’t giving them space to do what they like, and parents get angry because they aren’t used to not being in control or they disagree with the teens’ decisions.
It’s easy for feelings to get very hurt when there are conflicts like these. And more complicated issues can cause even bigger arguments, because your parents will always be intent on protecting you and keeping you safe, no matter how old you are.
The good news about fighting with your parents is that in many families the arguing will lessen as parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teens have a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, concentrate on communicating with your parents as best you can.
Sometimes this can feel impossible — like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach a compromise that makes everyone happy. Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.
小题1:Why do parents always want to control their children?

A．They are afraid to lose their children.

B．They want to protect their children.

C．They don’t believe the ability of their children.

D．They can’t accept their children are growing.

小题2: What does the underlined word “lessen” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．disappear.	B．increase.
C．strengthen.	D．decrease.

小题3:The author suggested that teenagers ____.

A．fight with their parents bravely for their rights

B．obey their parents without any doubt

C．communicate with their parents actively

D．persuade their parents in as many ways as possible

小题4: It can be inferred from the passage that ____.

A．most parents will give in while fighting with their children

B．the conflict between parents and teenagers can be solved

C．the only way for teens to get freedom is to leave home

D．only few parents do well in facing the growth of their children

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At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were   41  to show that we all have a ‘body clock’   42  us, which controls the   43  and fall of our body energies,   44  us different from one day to the next.
The   45  of a ‘body clock’ should not be too   46  since the lives of most living things are controlled   47  the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环). We feel   48  and fall asleep at night and become   49  and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is   50  most people experience unpleasant   51 . For example, people who are not   52  to working at night can find that   53  of sleep causes them to   54  badly at work.
55  the daily cycle of sleeping and   56 , we also have other cycles which   57  longer than one day. Most of us would   58  that we feel good on some days and not so good on   59 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   60  do not exist.

小题1:

A．anxious

B．careful

C．able

D．proud

小题2:

A．around

B．inside

C．between

D．on

小题3:

A．rise

B．supply

C．use

D．movement

小题4:

A．showing

B．treating

C．changing

D．making

小题5:

A．idea

B．opinion

C．story

D．invention

小题6:

A．difficult

B．exciting

C．interesting

D．surprising

小题7:

A．from

B．over

C．by

D．during

小题8:

A．dull

B．dreamy

C．tired

D．peaceful

小题9:

A．regular

B．excited

C．clear

D．lively

小题10:

A．shortened

B．disturbed

C．reset

D．troubled

小题11:

A．moments

B．senses

C．feelings

D．effects

小题12:

A．used

B．allowed

C．expected

D．prevented

小题13:

A．miss

B．none

C．need

D．lack

小题14:

A．show

B．perform

C．manage

D．control

小题15:

A．With

B．Except

C．As well as

D．Rather than

小题16:

A．waking

B．moving

C．living

D．working

小题17:

A．repeat

B．remain

C．happen

D．last

小题18:

A．believe

B．agree

C．realize

D．allow

小题19:

A．others

B．the other

C．all other

D．other

小题20:

A．only

B．just

C．still

D．yet

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