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高中英语《四川省射洪中学2016-2017学年高二上学期第一次月考试题 英语 Word版含答案》真题及答案
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Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.There'ssomuchtolearnhe'dsay.Thoughwe'rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.AnddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearneD.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificantitwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.Felicehe'dsaytellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....SilencE.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well....he'dsay.Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignityPapawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.HistechniquehasservedmewellallmylifE.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.24.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.B.ThosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlifE.C.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.D.ThetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworlD.25.TheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.onenewthingB.thenewsC.arequestD.somecomment26.Whatisthegreatestvalueofdinnertimetotheauthor?A.WinningPapa'sapproval.B.Showingtalents.C.Continuallearning.D.Familyget-together.27.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechniqueB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.enjoyedtalkingaboutnews
Doyouhaveanyideahowharditistobeakid?My7-year-olddaughteronceaskedmE.Myinitialreactiontohercomplaintwaseye-rollingalongwiththinkingBeingakidishard?Areyoukiddingme?asImentallytickedoffallthehardthingsthathermamadoes.HoweverasIthoughtaboutitabitmoreIrealizedhowsillymyreactionhadbeen.Yesasweadultslookbackonourchildhoodbeingakidseemscarefreeandeasyandfulloffun.Coloringatschool!Playinggames!Ridingbikes!Howcouldthatbehard?SoIaskedmydaughterwhybeingakidwassoharD.Herfirstanswerdidn’tsurprisemE.Wellbecauseyoudon’thaveyourownphoneandyoucan’teatinthelivingroom.IaskedifanythingelsewashardaboutbeingakiD.SomeoneelseisthebossofyoushereplieD.IthoughtsomemorE.Whatelseishardaboutbeingakid?Wellsometimeswedon’treallytakekidsseriously.TherearetimeswhenI’verespondedtomychildren’stearswithIt’snotthatbadorYoudon’tneedtobeupsetaboutthat.BecauseIbelievethatacancelledplaydateoralosttoyisnobigdeal.Butforlittleonesitis.Wedon’tintentionallyignoretheseopportunitiesforconnectionbutsometimesinbusymomentsofparentingwerespondunskillfully.Wedon’ttakeourchildren’sviewandwemissanopportunitytopracticecompassion同情心.21.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardbeingakidishardinthefirstplace?A.DissatisfieD.B.Disapproving.C.Curious.D.Cautious.22.Theauthorseemsto________.A.haveahappychildhoodB.lovedrawingatschoolC.feelboredinchildhoodD.dohardthingsatschool23.Theauthor’sdaughtercomplainedabout______.A.terriblemealsB.attendingschoolC.boringtoysD.lackingfreedom24.Accordingtotheauthorparentsshould______.A.dothesamethingsastheirchildrenB.sharetheirlifesocietieswiththeirchildrenC.givemoreattentiontotheirchildrenD.balancetimespentonworkandwiththefamily
OnceDr.Mellinkoffinvitedmetojoinhimatthehospitaltodiscussinterestingcaseswithhisstudents.ThecaseathandwasaGuatemalanmanaged34whohadafeverandmanyothermedicalproblems.HisconditionwasnotimprovingandtherewasnotmuchhopehewouldlivE.Dr.Mellinkoffaskedtoseethepatient.HeintroducedhimselfinSpanishandinaverygentlevoiceaskedhowhefelt.Thepatientsmiledandsaideverythingwasallright.Thenthedoctoraskedifhewasabletoeat.Thepatientsaidthathehadnodesiretoeat.Areyougettingfoodyoulike?Thepatientsaidnothing.Doyougetthekindoffoodyouhaveathome?Theanswerwasno.Thedoctorputhishandontheman’sshoulderandhisvoicewasverysoft.Ifyouhadfoodthatyoulikedwouldyoueatit?Yesyes.thepatientsaiD.Thechangeinthepatient’sappearancecouldn’thavebeenmoreobvious.NothingwassaidbutitwaseasytotellthatamessagehadbeensentandhadalsobeenreceiveD.LaterthedoctoraskedwhytheGuatemalanmanwasn’tgettingfoodhecouldeat.OneofthestudentssaidWeallknowhowdifficultitistogetthekitchentomakespecialmeals.Supposethedoctorrepliedyoufeltacertainmedicinewasabsolutelynecessarybutthatourhospitaldidn’tcarryitwouldyouacceptdefeatorwouldyouinsistthehospitalmeetyourrequest?IwouldprobablyinsistthestudentsaiD.VerywellthedoctorsaiD.Youmightwanttotrythesamemethodinthekitchen.Itwon’tbeeasybutIcanhelpyou.Meanwhilelet’sgetsomefoodinsidethismanasfastaspossibleandstaywithit.Orhe’llbekilledbyhunger.BythewaytheremustbesomeoneamongyouwhocanspeakSpanish.Ifwewanttomakerealprogressweneedtobeabletotalkwithhim.ThreeweekslaterDr.MellinkofftoldmethattheGuatemalanmanhadleftthehospitalunderhisownpower.Ittakesmorethanmedicinetohelpsickpeople;youalsohavetotalktothemandmakethemcomfortablE.21.Thepatienthadnodesiretoeatbecause__________.A.hewasnothungryB.hewasseriouslyillC.hewasgivenspecialmealsD.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefood22.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat__________.A.thepatientwasfromanothercountry.B.thepatient’sillnesswascausedbyhungerC.Dr.MellinkoffperformedanoperationonthepatientD.thehospitalfailedtoprovidetherightmedicineforthepatient23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeDr.Mellinkoff?A.ColD.B.ConsideratE.C.Curious.D.Confident.24.WhatdoyouthinkDr.Mellinkoffwantedtotellhisstudentsinthiscase?A.Doctorsshouldknowtheirpatients’realproblems.B.Doctorsshouldbeabletospeakforeignlanguages.C.Doctorsshouldtrytoimprovetheirmedicalskills.D.Doctorsshouldgivemoremedicinetopatients.
OnedayJack’sparentstoldhimthathisgrandpawouldretireafterworkingforfortyyears.JacksaidinsurpriseI’monlysevensoitmeansgrandpahasbeen...er...A.reallylongtime!HisparentssaidYes.That’swhywearegoingtohaveasurprisepartyforhim.Jacklovedhisgrandpaandwantedtodosomethingspecialforhim.HerememberedthebusinesscardhisgrandpahadgivenhimtwoyearsbeforE.HeknewthathisgrandpawouldnolongerhavethepositiononthatcardsohedecidedtobuildanewoneforhisgrandpA.WhenthebigdaycameJackwasready.Buthedidn’twanttoputhisgifttogetherwithothers’.Hecarrieditaroundwithhimthewholeevening.Whenalltheotherpeoplelefthetookhisgrandpa’shandandbroughthimovertoachairandgavehimthegift.HisgrandpasmiledWellitmustbeabeautifulgift.MayIopenitnow?Sure!Jacksaidexcitedly.Asgrandpaopenedthegifttearscameintohiseyes.Jackgavehimthegreatestgifthehadevergot!Theywerebusinesscardswithhisnewposition:FULL-TIMEGRANDPA!JacksaidNowyourfull-timejobismygrandpa!WellhowmuchdoIgetpaid?hisGrandpaaskedsmiling.Asmanyhugsasyouwant!WiththesewordsJackgavegrandpaahug.WellIguessthatmeansI’mtherichestmanintheworld!saidgrandpA.8.Whowasgoingtoretire?A.Jack’sgrandpA.B.Jack’sgrandmA.C.Jack’smother.D.Jack’sfather.9.WhatdidJackdecidetodoforhisgrandpa?A.Todrawapictureforhim.B.Tosingasongforhim.C.Tobuildanewpositionforhim.D.Tobuyagiftforhim.10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.JackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithotherpeoplE.B.Jackgavehisgifttohisgrandpatogetherwithhisparents.C.JackwasthelastonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpA.D.JackwasthefirstonetogivehisgifttohisgrandpA.11.Whyweretheretearsingrandpa’seyes?A.BecausehewasmovedbyJack’sgift.B.Becausehewouldlosehisposition.C.Becausehewasnotcaredfor.D.Becausehewasunhappy.
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AcatwithhisownFacebookpageandInstagramaccountistakingtheInternetbystormthankstohisexpressiveeyebrows.Curious-lookingSamhasrackedup150000Instagramfollowersand530000likesonFacebooksinceburstingontothescenein2012.OwnerAmandaCollado26fromNewYorkhasbeenhandlingthelargeamountofrequestsfromfansandmediaforthepastthreeyears.ShesaidTherehavedefinitelybeensituationswhereIhavehadtoignorefriendsfamilyorworktotakethetimetodoSam'spostsoransweremailsonhisbehalf.EveryonegetsalittleannoyedwhenI'monmyphoneandnotpayingattentiontothem.IneverthoughtSamwouldbesopopular.Amanda'smumIvetteRodrigueznoticedtheabandonedcatoutsideherhomeoneevening.IvettesaidIsawalittleniche壁龛nexttothehouseandtherewasacatintherE.Hewillinglygavehimselfuptome—IguesshewassotiredofbeingoutsidE.AmandacreatedanInstagramaccountforSamafterafriendpointedouthisexpressivebrows.ShesaidIdidn'tnoticehiseyebrowsinitially.Hehadabout800followersatfirst—butinFebruarysomeonepostedhisphotoonRedditandheblewupovernight—Iwokeupwith1600followers.FromtherewemadeaFacebookandallothersocialmediaaccounts.AmandapostspicturestoSam'saccounteverytwodaysbutspendsmostofherdaykeepingupwithallofhisfans.Buttheeffortsheputsintoherpet'ssocialmediahaspaidoff—andshehasbiggerplansforSam'sfutureincludingmerchandise商品.Rightnowwe'retryingtosharehiminafreeway.Eventuallywe'llsellSammerchandisebecauseIknowmanypeopledolikehavingcutelittlemugsSammugsorpostersT-shirts.21.WhydoesAmandasometimesignoreherfriends?A.Sheisabsorbedinherwork.B.Sheispopularwithherfans.C.Shegetsalongbadlywithherfriends.D.SheisbusywithSam'sbusiness.22.HowdidAmandagetthecatcalledSam?A.SheboughtitfromherfrienD.B.Oneofherfriendsgaveittoher.C.Hermotherfounditandadoptedit.D.Thetextdidn'tmentionit.23.WhatdoesAmandaplantodoaboutSam?A.SheplanstopostSam'sphotoonRedditontheInternet.B.SheplanstopostpicturestoSam’saccounteveryday.C.Sheplanstobuymorecats.D.SheplanstosellSamproducts.
Marvinafriendofminewasthekindofguywhowasalwayshappyandhadsomethingpositivetosay.BeinganaturalmotivatorMarvinwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituationwheneverheorshewashavingabadday.SeveralmonthsagoinhisrestaurantMarginwasheldupatgunpointbyfourarmedrobbers.Theypanickedandshothim.LuckilyMarvinwasfoundrelativelyquicklyandrushedtothelocalhospital.After18hoursofoperationandweeksofintensivecareMarvinwasrecoveredwithpiecesofthebullets子弹stillinhisbody.Itisreallyamiracle奇迹forMarvin’ssurvivingtherobbery.WhenImetMarvinaftertheterrifyingaccidentIdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughthismindastherobberytookplacE.MarvinrepliedasIlayonthefloorIrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:IcouldchoosetoliveorIcouldchoosetodiE.IdeclinedtochoosetodiE.MarvincontinuedThenurseskepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefinE.ButwhentheywheeledmeintotheemergencyroomandfromtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnursesIread‘He’sadeadman.’IknewIneededtotakeaction.Whatdidyoudo?IaskeD.WelltherewasabignurseshoutingquestionsatmesaidMarvin.SheaskedifIwasallergictoanything.‘Yes’IreplieD.Thedoctorsandnursestoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled‘Bullets’.OvertheirlaughterItoldthem‘IamchoosingtolivE.OperateonmeasifIamalivenotdeaD.’EachtimesomethingbadhappensIcanchoosetobeavictimortolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.EverytimesomeonecomestomecomplainingIcanchoosetoaccepttheircomplainingortopointoutthepositivesideoflifE.IchoosethepositivesideoflifE.MarvinconcludeD.21.WhathappenedtoMartinseveralmonthsago?A.HewasattackedbyterroristsB.HegotshotsinagunbattleC.HemetwithacaraccidentD.Hewasbadlywoundedbyrobbers22.WhydidMarvinthinkheneededtotakeactioninhospital?A.Hecouldn’tbeartherudenessofabignurseB.ThemedicalstaffwasnotskilledenoughtosavehimC.HehadtoencouragethedoctorsandnursesfortheoperationD.Hewasindangerandhadtofollowthenurses’instructions23.WhichofthefollowingwouldbestdescribeMarvinaccordingtothetext?A.HumorousandoptimisticB.UniqueandunselfishC.PositiveandcautiousD.Outstandingandambitious24.Wecaninferfromthetextthat__________.A.thedoctorsweresureabouttheoperationonMarvinB.Marvin’ssurvivaldependsonluckC.choicesmeansuccessD.attitudeisvitalinlife
TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewordsbecausetheyconveyregretlostopportunitiesmistakesanddisappointment.MyfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsayingTaketheextraminutetodoitright.IalwaystrytolivebytheextraminuterulE.WhenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidentsIalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymomentwhetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounterorsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding衬垫ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetablE.Idon’tonlyavoidthoseifonlymomentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoidifonlyinourpersonalrelationships.WeallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosayIloveyouorIforgiveyou.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFridayItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbeherE.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomethingbutmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.AndeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingrightoritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnectionIknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.24.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?A.StartthecarthemomenteveryoneisseateD.B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.D.MoveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeonE.25.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanC.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached26.TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.avoidedB.lackedC.abandonedD.took27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWordsC.TheMostUsefulRuleD.ThePeaceofMind
Dickwasatwenty-year-oldman.Hisfatherwasateacherandtaughtchemistryinamiddleschoolandhismotherworkedinashop.Theylivedahappylifeuntilhisparentsdiedonenightwhensuddenlyanearthquakebrokeout.Allthathappenedonhissixthbirthday.LuckilyhissisterwhowastwoyearsseniortohimtookhimtoseetheirauntinthecityandtheydidnotstayathomE.EverythingwasdestroyedintheearthquakeandthetwochildrengotintotroublE.ThankstotheirauntwhowasnotrichenoughtheygrewupbuttheylivedahardlifE.Hissisterwassosadthatshebecameanun修女.AfterhefinishedmiddleschoolhewasintroducedtoanownerofahotelandbegantoworktherE.Onedaytheyoungmanfelltothegroundwhilehewascleaningawindowonthesecondfloor.Hewassenttothehospitalandthedoctorlookedhimover.Oneofhislegswasbrokenandhehadtobeinhospital.HesaidtothenurseI’mapoormanmadam.Arrangeathird-classward病房formepleasE.Can’tanybodyhelpyou?NomadamansweredDick.Ihaveonlyasister.She’sanunandshe’spoortoo.Idon’tthinksothenursesaidangrily.NunsusuallymarryGoD.AndGodistherichestintheworldyouknow!WellthenDicksaidwithasmilE.Pleasearrangeafirst-classwardformeandpostthebilltomybrother-in-law.1.HowoldwasDick’ssisterwhentheearthquakehappened?A.6B.8C.10D.122.Thesisterandbrotherlivedahardlifebecause____________.A.theylostallasaresultoftheearthquakeB.theyweretooyoungC.theywerehurtintheearthquakeD.theyhadtolookafterthemselves3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thenursewouldarrangeathird-classwardforDick.B.Thenursewouldarrangeafirst-classwardforDick.C.ThenursewouldpostDick’sbilltoGoD.D.Dickhadarichbrother-in-law.4.Fromthestoryweknowthattheboyisvery.A.sillyB.kindC.humorousD.lucky
WorkinginDetroitrainrainandmorerain.Irushedtotheairportonlytofindoutfromanairlineticketrepresentative机场地勤人员thatmyreturnflightwasonehourlate.AsIclearedsecuritytheprogressofmyflightwentfromdeparting起程onehourlatetotwohoursthenthreehoursthenfourhourslate.Ilearnedaboutthesedelaysfromtheannouncementsgivenbyanannoyingairlinegateagent.ItbecameclearthatIwasgoingtomissmyconnectingflighthome.Afterminute﹣by﹣minutetravelrearrangementsandknowingthatIhadtogiveWeb﹣basedtraining网上培训thenextmorningbackhomemyhusbandJimdecidedtodrivetotheairportpickmeupanddrivemeback.JimandIarrivedhomeat430am.InappedforacoupleofhoursmadecoffeeloggedontotheInternetconferencesiteformytrainingandwaitedandwaitedandwaited.ItislonelygivingWeb﹣basedlivemeetingtrainingwhennoonelogsin.Doyouknowwhytheydidn'tloginBecauseIhadactuallyscheduledthetrainingforthenextdaynotthedaythatwehadracedhometoawait.IworriedabouttellingJimthathehadheldoffsleepdriventhroughahugestormandgottenthroughroadconstructiontogetmehome24hoursearlyfortraining.Butthephoneeventuallyrangashecalledfromworkanditwastimetoownup坦白.WhatdoyouthinkhesaidWhatwouldyouhavesaidWouldyouhavescolded责骂YelledTeasedWouldyouhavecalledallofyourfriendsandletthemknowWellJim'sresponsetofindingoutthathehaddrivenanalmost400﹣mileroundtripintherainfornothingwasaslightchuckle轻声地笑andthiscommentTheimportantthingisyouarehome.TheimportantthingisyouarehomeTodayremindsomeonehowimportantitisthattheyareathomewithyou.Iftheylivefarawaytellthemhowimportantitisthattheyhaveahomeinyourheart.8.WhattroubledidthewriterhaveA.Shewasinformedoftheweb﹣basedtrainingtoolateandwasgoingtomissit.B.Herplanewasdelayedandshehadtorearrangeherconnectingflighthome.C.Shefailedtogivetheweb﹣basedtrainingasnoonewasinformedtologinontime.D.Shehadabigargumentwithanannoyingairlinegateagentandmissedherflight.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetextA.Thewritercancelledherweb﹣basedtrainingpermanently.B.ThewritertookitforgrantedthatJimwouldpickherupfromtheairport.C.Jimdrovethewriterallthewayhomefromtheairporttogetherthereintimeforhertraining.D.Thewritercaughtherconnectingflightandwasbackhomeintimeforhertraining.10.ThewriterfeltworriedaboutowninguptoJimbecause.A.sheknewhewouldgetreallyupsetandyellatherB.shewasafraidhemighttellherfriendsC.shewassorrythatithadtakenhimsolongtogethomeD.shehadmistakenthedateforthetrainingandheneedn'thavepickedherup11.WhatdoweknowaboutJimfromthetextA.Hecaresabouthisfamily.B.Hedoesnotwanttofeelregret.C.Heiswillingtodoanythingforhiswife.D.Helovesdrivingmorethananythingelse.
Jessreallyfeltveryhappy.Whenhearrivedathisseatintheclassroomthatmorninghefoundaninvitationonhisdesk.Itwasfromseveralofhisclassmatesaskinghimtojointhemonacampingtrip.Thiswasthefirsttimehewasaskedtojoininanout﹣of﹣schoolactivity.WhyweretheyaskinghimnowNobodyseemedtolikehim.Infacthehadbeensolonelythathedrownedhisfeelingwithfood.Asaresulthehadputonalotofweightandthisgavethekidssomethingmoretomakefunofhim.CindywhowasstandingnearJesswhenhereadtheinvitationwentoutquicklytotelltheothersthatthetrick恶作剧hadworked.EveryonewaspleasedthatJessthoughtthatwastrue.Buttherewasnocampingtrip.Thewholethingwasmadeup.AtfirstCindythoughtitwasfun.ButlaterwhenJesstoldherthathewasgoingtobuyasleepingbagwithhissavings积蓄Cindyhadasecondidea.SheknewthatJess'sfamilyhadlittlemoneyandshehatedtoseehimspendhissavingsonsomethinghewouldneveruse.CindyalsohatedtotellJessthetruth.Herclosefriendswouldbeangrywithher.Whatcouldshedonow48.WhatwouldhappenifCindytoldJessthetruthA.Jesswouldgoonthecampingtriphimself.B.Jess'sfamilywouldbeangrywithCindy.C.Cindymighthavetroublewithherfriends.D.Jesswouldbethankfultohisclassmates.49.IfJessreallyboughtasleepingbag.A.everyoneelsewouldalsobuyone.B.itwouldbethebestintheclass.C.Cindywouldpayforit.D.hewouldhaveitfornouse.50.Fromthestorywecanguess.A.everybodywouldgocampingintheclass.B.Jesshadfewfriendsintheclass.C.CindywasJess'sbestfriendintheclass.D.Jessjoinedinmanyout﹣ofschoolactivities.
Weallknowwhatit’sliketogetthatphonecallinthemiddleofthenight.Thatnight’scallwasnodifferent.Hello?MyheartbeatharD.Mama?ThevoiceanswereD.Mythoughtsimmediatelywenttomydaughter.MamaI’vebeendrinking.Inearlyranofftheroadafewmilesback.AllIcouldthinkofwasifitwouldhurtyouifapolicemancametoyourdoorandsaidI’dbeenkilleD.IwanttocomehomE.Iknowrunningawaywaswrong.Iknowyou’vebeenworrieD.IshouldhavecalledyoudaysagobutIwasafraiD.MysenseswereclearnowIthinkNo!Pleaseletmefinish!Shepleadedindesperation绝望.BeforeIcouldgoonshecontinueD.Areyoustillthere?Pleasedon’thanguponme!Ineedyou.I’mhereIwouldn’thangupIsaiD.IknowIshouldhavetoldyou.ButwhenwetalkyoujustkeeptellingmewhatIshoulddo.Youdon’tlistentomE.YouneverletmetellyouhowIfeel.Becauseyou’remymotheryouthinkyouhavealltheanswers.ButsometimesIdon’tneedanswers.Ijustwantsomeonetolisten.I’mlisteningIwhispereD.Icalledataxi.I’mcominghomeMamA.Therewasaclickandthephonewentsilent.TearsforminginmyeyesIwalkedintomy16-year-olddaughter’sroom.Iwipedthetears.WehavetolearntolistenIsaidtomyhusbanD.HestudiedmeforasecondandthenaskedDoyouthinkshe’lleverknowshedialedthewrongnumber?Ilookedatoursleepingdaughterandthenbackathim.Maybeitwasn’tsuchawrongnumber.38.Thegirlcalledatmidnightbecauseshe_____.A.wantedtomaketroublewiththatfamilyB.metwithtroubleandwantedtocomehomeC.wantedhermothertoknowaboutherangerD.shedranktoomuchtodrivetoherboyfriend’shome39.Howmanypeopleappearinthisstory?A.2B.3C.4D.540.Whatalessondidthewriterlearnfromthegirl?A.Childrenshouldbetakengoodcareof.B.Childrenneedafirmholdkeepingonthem.资*源%库C.Parentsandchildrenshouldbeequaltoeachother.D.Parentsshouldbegoodlistenerstotheirchildren.
ManyyearsagoImadealivingbydrivingacar.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30am.WhenIarrivedtocollectIfoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.IwalkedtothedoorandknockeD.JustaminuteansweredaweakelderlyvoicE.AfteralongpausethedooropeneD.A.smallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforemE.ByhersidewasasmallsuitcasE.Itookthesuitcasetothecarandthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardsthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.It’snothingItoldherIjusttrytotreatmypassengersinthewayIwouldwantmymothertreateD.Ohyou’resuchagoodmanshesaiD.WhenwegotintothetaxishegavemeanaddressandthenaskedCouldyoudrivethroughdowntown?It’snottheshortestwayIansweredquickly.OhI’minnohurryshesaiD.I’monmywaytoahospice临终医院.Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylongtimE.Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter计价器.Forthenexttwohourswedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedtheneighborhoodwhereshehadlivedandthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarknesssayingnothing.AtdawnshesuddenlysaidI’mtireD.Let’sgonow.WedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenmE.HowmuchdoIoweyou?sheaskeD.NothingIsaiD.YouhavetomakealivingsheanswereD.OhthereareotherpassengersIanswereD.AlmostwithoutthinkingIbentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.OurhugendedwithherremarkYougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.21.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoneyD.reachthedestinationontime22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?A.Theoldladydidn’thaveverylongtimE.B.Theoldladywasonherwaytoherdaughter’shomE.C.Thetaxidrivergavetheoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.D.Thetaxidriverdidn’tchargetheoldladyanymoney.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.GivingisalwaysapleasurE.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers’concern.
MywifeandIusedtofeelthatitwasimpossibletobeatruefriendtosomeonewhosenamewedidn’tknow.Howwrongwewere!YearsofSunday-morningbustripsthroughthecitywiththesamegroupofnamelesspeoplehavechangedourthinking.Beforethebustakesoffwealljoininaconversation:where’sthesilentwomanwhositsupfrontandneverrespondstoourcheerygreetings?Hereshecomes.Herwornclothingsuggestsshedoesn’thavemuchmoneytosparebutshealwaystakesanextracupofcoffeeforthedriver.WegetsmilesfromaMexicancoupleastheygetonthebushandinhanD.Whentheygetoffthey’restillholdinghands.Thewomanwaspregnantlatelastyearandonedayherchangeofshapeconfirmedthatshe’ddeliveredthechilD.Weevenfeltalittleprideatthethoughtofourextendedfamily.Formanymonthsouronlysadnesslayinourinabilitytoestablishthesamefriendshipwiththesilentwomanatthefrontofthebus.Thenoneeveningwewenttoafishrestaurant.WewereshowntoatablealongsidesomeonesittingalonE.Itwasthewomanfromthebus.Wegreetedherwithfriendlyfamiliaritywe’dshownallyearbutthistimeherfacesoftenedthenashysmilE.Whenshespokethewordsescapedawkwardlyfromherlips.Allatoncewerealizedwhyshehadn’tspokentousbeforE.Talkingwashardforher.Overdinner;welearnedthestayofasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhowasreceivingspecialcareawayfromhomE.ShemissedhimdesperatelysheexplaineD.Ilovehimandhelovesmeeventhoughhedoesn’texpressitverywellshemurmureD.Lotsofushavethatproblemdon’twe?Wedon’tsaywhatwewanttosaywhatweshouldbesaying.Andthat’snotgoodenough.Thecandlesflaredonourtables.Ourfishhadnevertastedbetter.Buttheatmospheregrewpleasantandwhenwepartedasfriends—wesharednames.21.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.GoingtoWorkbyBusB.TheSilentWomanontheBusC.FriendsoftheRoadD.DifferentKindsofFriendship22.Allthefollowingstatementscandescribethewomanexcept______.A.poorB.coldC.silentD.warm-hearted23.Theunderlinedwordestablishinthefourthpassageprobablyhasthesamemeaningas______.A.keepB.setupC.discoverD.accept24.Thewomanhadthesameproblemwithhersoninthewaythat______.A.theywerebothdisabledpeopleB.theybothbroughtinteresttothepassengersC.theybothlikedbustravelD.theybothhadsomedifficultyinexpressing
Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatlikeanimalstreescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagineD.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittestSimardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infacttheoppositeistrue:treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupportpassingaroundnecessarynutritiondependingonwhoneedsit.Nitrogen氮andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi真菌networksmakingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons神经元inourbrainsandwhenonetreeisdestroyeditaffectsall.SimardtalksaboutmothertreesusuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepenD.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgenerationtransportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdownmothertreeswithnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplextreesocietiesorthenetworksonwhichtheyfeedwearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit.Simardsayssadly.DyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedyingbutwenevergivethemachancE.IfwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustrywecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuturE.29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumansB.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtectionC.TreesAreMoreComplexThanYouThinkD.TreesContributeToOurSociety30.InSimard'sopiniontrees_______.A.dependoneachotherB.protecttheirownwealthC.competeforsurvivalD.providesupportfordyingtrees31.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatA.mothertreesareusuallyofnousetoothertrees.B.CharlesDarwinhadthesamethoughtasSimarD.C.peopleknowmuchaboutthecomplextreesocieties.D.ifmothertreesarecutdownthesurvivalfortheentireforestwillbeaffecteD.32.Theunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphrefersto.A.howtreesgrowoldB.howtreesocietiesworkC.howforestryindustrydevelopsD.howyoungtreessurvive
Itwasonher14thbirthdaythatherfirstbookIntheForestoftheNightwasacceptedforpublication.Itwasahugesuccessgainingtheattentionofmillionsofyoungreaders.At16hersecondnovelDemoninMyViewalsoreachedthebookstores.Severalbookslatertheteenageauthorstillworksawayinherroomsurroundedbyshelvesfullofdarktalesaboutvampires吸血鬼andwitches.AmeliaAtwater﹣RhodesiswidelyseenasAmerica'sfinestteenwriterandwasnamedoneofTeenPeople's20TeensWhoWillChangetheWorld.Bornin1984shebeganmakingupstorieswhenshewasaboutthreeyearsold.Ineverstoppedandsaid‘Iwanttowrite'Ameliaremembers.IlovedstoriesandcreatedstoriesbeforeIwasoldenoughtoknowhowtowritethemdown.Inherfamilyreadingwasbasicandfun.Myparentsencouragedmetoread﹣﹣﹣﹣andtoreadanythingIwantedsolongasIwasreadingshesaid.TheyneverrestrictedwhatIread.LaterwhenIstartedwritingtheynevercriticizedwhatIdidorsaidIwas‘tooyoung'.TheyneversaiditwasimpossibleformetoachievewhatIhave.InhershortbutsuccessfulcareerAmeliahastrieddifferentstyles.Butvampireswerethefirstcharacterstoreallycomealiveinherwork.Fromthemshehasdevelopedawholeworldonewhichshealwaysenjoyslearningmoreabout.AsapublishedteenwriterAmelia'sadvicetootherteenswhodreamofbeingauthorsisjustdoit!Ibelieveanythingispossible.Don'tgiveupyourdreamsjustbecauseyoufearfailure.GettingabookpublishedisdifficultbutifIcandoitotherscantoo.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmeliaAtwater﹣RhodesA.Readingwidelyhelpedheralotinhercareer.B.Shefoundgettingabookpublishedwaseasy.C.Vampireshavebeentheonlycharactersinherbooks.D.Herparentsbegantoteachhertomakeupstorieswhenshewas3.39.WhatdoweknowaboutAmelia'sparentsA.Theyhelpedherwithwritingstories.B.Theyfullysupportedher.C.Theythoughtshewastooyoungtoread.D.Theychosewhatsheread.40.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph4refersto.A.VampiresB.differentstylesC.TeenagersD.charactersinhernovel41.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetextA.GoodNewsforTeenWritersB.IsItPossibleforaTeenWritertoBePublishedC.AdviceonBeingTeenWritersD.ATop﹣sellingTeenWriterPensVampireTales.
WhenshelookedaheadFlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog.Herbodywasnumb麻木的.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.AlreadyshewasthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Nowatage34hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.OnthatfourthofJulymorningin1952theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwassothickthatshecouldhardlyseehersupportboats.Sharksswamtowardherlonefigureonlytobedrivenawaybyrifleshots.Againstthefrigidgripoftheseashestruggledon—hourafterhour—whilemillionswatchedonnationaltelevision.AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboatshermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn’tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernottogiveup.SheneverhaD.untilthenWithonlyahalfmiletogosheaskedtobepulledout.Stillthawing使变暖和herchilledbodyseveralhourslatershetoldareporterLookI’mnotexcusingmyselfbutifIcouldhaveseenlandImighthavemadeit.Itwasnotfatigueoreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewasunabletoseehergoal.Twomonthslatershetriedagain.Thistimedespitethesamedensefogsheswamwithherfaithintact完整无损的andhergoalclearlypicturedinherminD.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshemadeit!FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChanneleclipsing超越themen’srecordbytwohours!56.Whydidn’tFlorenceswimacrosstheCatalinaChannelforthefirsttime?A.Becauseshewastootiredtogoonswimming.B.Becausethefogwassothickthatshecouldn’tseehersupportboatsclearly.C.Becauseshecouldn’tseethegoalonlanD.D.BecausetheseawaterwastoocolD.57.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Shehadneverbeensohopeless.B.Shehadneverthoughtofgivingup.C.Shehadneverseensuchathickfog.D.ShehadneverswumacrosstheChannelbeforE.58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.FlorenceChadwickspentlesstimeswimmingacrosstheCatalinaChannelthanmen.B.FlorenceChadwicksucceededinswimmingacrosstheCatalinaChannelinSeptember1952.C.Peoplehadtousegunstodriveawaysomeflesh-eatinganimalsintheseaD.NowomenbutFlorenceChadwickwereabletoswimtheEnglishChannelinbothdirections.
Onceaboycametoaskafishermanhowtobecomeclevererbecausehismotheralwayscalledhimfoolishboy.That’seasyansweredthefisherman.Iknowonewaytomakeyoubecomecleverer.Really?OfcoursE.Itissaidafishheadisgoodforbrain.Ifyoueatoneyou’llbecomeclevererindeeD.PayonlythreepoundsforonefishheaD.Theboypaidhimthreepoundsandthefishermancutoffafishheadandhandedittohim.A.rawfishheadisnotgood—notevenforahungryboytoeatbuttheboyateitupintwogulps.Doyoufeelanything?askedthefisherman.Notinmyheadsaidtheboy.Theboylayonthegroundandthought.Onewholefishcostsonlytwopounds.IhadpaidhimthreepoundsforthefishheaD.Whycouldn’tIhavethewholefishforsoupaheadforbrainandonepoundleftover?Hejumpedupandshoutedatthefisherman.Youthief!Youarefoolingme!ThefishermanlaughedsayingThefishheadworksnowyouseE.43.Theboyateuptherawfishheadonlyintwogulpsbecausehe__________.A.enjoyitB.wantedtotasteitC.tookitasagoodmedicineD.wasafoolishboy44.Theboycametothefishermaninorderto__________.A.buyafishheadB.askthefishermanaquestionC.buyawholefishD.A.andC.45.Theboypaidthreepounds.Heshouldhavehad__________.A.awholefishB.afishheadandonepoundbackC.awholefishandonepoundbackD.awholefishafishheadandonepoundback
AftermuchthoughtIcameupwithabrilliantplan.IworkedoutawayforRichtomeetmymotherandwinherover.InfactIarrangeditsomymotherwouldwanttocookamealespeciallyforhim.RichwasnotonlynotChineseandhewasafewyearsyoungerthanIwas.Andunfortunatelyhelookedmuchyoungerwithhiscurlyredhairsmoothpaleskinandthesplashoforangefreckles雀斑acrosshisnose.Hewasabitontheshortsidecompactlybuilt.InhisdarkbusinesssuitshelookednicebuteasilyforgettablewhichwaswhyIdidn'tnoticehimthefirstyearweworkedtogetheratthefirm.Butmymothernoticedeverything.SowhatdoyouthinkofRichIfinallyaskedholdingmybreath.Shetossedtheeggplantinthehotoilangryhissingsound.Somanyspotsonhisfaceshesaid.Theyarefreckles.Frecklesaregoodluck.Isaidabittooheatedlyintryingtoraisemyvoiceabovethenoiseofthekitchen.OhShesaidinnocently.Yesthemorespotsthebetter.SheconsideredthisamomentandthensmiledandspokeinChineseWhenyouwereyoungyougotthechickenpox.Somanyspotsyouhadtostayhomefortendays.Soluckyyouthought.Icouldn'tsaveRichinthekitchen.AndIcouldn'tsavehimlateratthedinnertable.WhenIofferedRichaforkheinsistedonusingtheslipperyivorychopsticks.Halfwaybetweenhisplateandhisopenmouthalargechunkofredcookedeggplantfellonhisbrandnewwhiteshirt.Andthenhehelpedhimselftobigportionsoftheshrimpandsnowpeasnotrealizingheshouldhavetakenonlyapolitespoonful.Hedeclinedthenewgreensthetenderandexpensiveleavesofbeanplants.Hethoughthewasbeingpolitebyrefusingsecondswhenheshouldhavefollowedmyfather'sexamplewhomadeabigshowoftakingsmallportionsofsecondsthirdsandevenfourthsalwayssayinghecouldn'tresistanotherbiteandthengroaninghewassofullhethoughthewouldburst.ButtheworstwaswhenRichcriticizedmymother'scookingandhedidn'tevenknowwhathehaddone.AsistheChinesecook'scustommymotheralwaysmademodestremarksaboutherowncooking.Thatnightshechosetodirectittowardherfamoussteamedporkandpreservedvegetabledishwhichshealwaysservedwithspecialpride.Ai!Thisdishnotsaltyenoughnoflavorshecomplainedaftertastingasmallbite.Thiswasourfamily'scuetoeatmoreandproclaimitthebestshehadevermade.ButbeforewecoulddosoRichsaidYouknowallitneedsisalittlesoysauce.Andheproceededtopourariverfulofthesaltyblackstuffonthechinaplaterightbeforemymother'shorrifiedeyes.AndeventhoughIwashopingthroughoutthedinnerthatmymotherwouldsomehowseeRich'skindnesshissenseofhumorandboyishcharm.Iknewhehadfailedmiserablyinhereyes.Richobviouslyhadadifferentopiniononhowtheeveninghadgone.WhenwegothomeIwasstillshuddering_rememberinghowRichhadfirmlyshakenbothmyparents'handswiththatsameeasyfamiliarityheusedwithnervousnewclients.LindaTimhesaidwe'llseeyouagain.Myparents'namesareLindoandTinJongandnobodyexceptafewolderfamilyfriendsevercallsthembytheirfirstnames.WhatdidshesaywhenyoutoldherIknewhewasreferringtoourgettingmarried.IneverhadachanceIsaidwhichwastrue.HowcouldIhavetoldmymotherIwasgettingmarriedwhenateverypossiblemomentwewerealonesheseemedtoremarkonhowpaleandillhelooked.Richwassmiling.HowlongdoesittaketosayMomDadIamgettingmarriedYoudon'tunderstand.Youdon'tunderstandmymother.32.WhichisNOTthereasonwhytheauthordidn'ttellhermothershewasgettingmarriedA.Shedidn'thaveachancetotellhermother.B.HermotherdislikedRich'sfreckledface.C.Motherwasimpressedbyhisboyishcharmandhumor.D.ShewasshockedbyRich'sviolationofculturaltaboo.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcloselyrelatedtoculturaldifferencesinthestoryA.Ai!Thisdishnotsaltyenoughnoflavorshecomplainedaftertastingasmallbite.B.RichobviouslyhadadifferentopiniononhowtheeveninghadgoneC.Halfwaybetweenhisplateandhisopenmouthalargechunkofredcookedeggplantfellonhisbrandnewwhiteshirt.D.LindaTimRichsaidwe'llseeyouagain.34.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinthestoryreallymeanA.FathermadeabigshowofhispreferenceforthedishbyhelpinghimselftothedishesmoretimeswhichRichdidn'tfollow.B.RichbehavedpolitelybynotfollowingFatherwhokepthavingmoreservingsofgreens.C.FatherhadagoodappetiteformoreportionsofgreenswhileRichhadgoodtablemannersofhavingoneserving.D.Richdidn'tappearpolitebecausehedidn'tfollowFatherwhomadeabigshowofhisgreatappetitebyeatingmoreuntilhecouldn'teat.35.WhatcanbethebesttitleofthestoryA.RichMetMyMotherB.EastVSWestC.ChineseFamilyGatheringD.OfTableManners
DarandIlovedtodancE.Itwasprobablythefirstthingwedidtogetherlongbeforewewouldshareourlives.WegrewupinasmallOregonmountaincommunitywheredanceswereheldalmosteverySaturdaynight.DarwasseventeenandlwasthirteenwhenwefirstdanceD.HewasoneofthebestdancersonthefloorandsowasI.WealwaysjitterbuggeD.Noslowdancingforus;nothingremotelyromantiC.Ourfatherswouldstandalongthewallandwatch.EveryonceinawhileDar’sdadwouldsmilealittleandsaytonooneinparticularbutmydadcouldhearBoymykidcansuredancE.Mydadneverblinkedaneye;heactedlikehe’dneverhearD.ButawhilelaterhewouldsaytonooneinparticularThatgirlofminecansuredancE.OurdancingtogetherstoppedforfiveyearswhileDarwasintheSouthPacificinWorldWarII.WhenwemetagainDarwastwenty-twoandlwaseighteen.Webegantodateanddanceagain.Wewereasgoodtogetheraswerememberedandthistimeweaddedslowdancing.Foruslifeisadanceamovementofrhythmsdirectionsstumblesmisstepsattimesslowandpreciseorfastandwildandjoyous.Wedidallthesteps.TwonightsbeforeDardiedthefamilywerewithus.WeallatedinnertogetherandDarsatwithus.Hehadn’tbeenabletoeatforseveraldays.AfterdinnerIputonaNatKingColetapE.DartookmeinhisarmsweakashewasandwedancedandsmileD.Notearsforus.Weweredoingwhatwehadlovedtodoformorethanfiftyyears.Itwasourlastdance－foreverunforgettablE.1wouldn’thavemisseditfortheworlD.1.TheauthorfirstdancedwithDarwhen_________.A.theywerestillintheirteensB.theybegantodateeachotherC.theybegantosharetheirlivesD.DarreturnedfromtheSouthPacific2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3?A.Herdaddidn’tlikeDar’sfather.B.HerdadwasnotinterestedinthedancE.C.Herdadwastoofocusedonhisdaughter.D.Herdadthoughthisdaughterdancedbetter.3.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenshedancedwithDarforthelasttime?A.Regretful.B.Content.C.Heart-broken.D.ConcerneD.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MyUnforgettableDancingPartnerB.DanceTogethertotheLastC.MyLastDancewithDarD.TheBestDancers
ItwasSundaymorning.Iheardloudnoisesofmovingfurnitureinthenextroom.IcouldalmostfeeltheexcitementofJohnwhowassoongoingtogetaroomofhisown.IknewhowmuchhelongedforhisrighttoprivacywhenhewassharingaroomwithhisyoungerbrotherRobot.HesaidMumCanIhavearoomofmyownIcoulduseJeff's.Hewon'tmind.ItwastruethatJeffhadgraduatedfromcollegeandflownfromthenest.ButwouldhemindTheroomwastheplacewhereItoldhimathousandstoriesandwehadathousandtalks.AscloseaswewerethoughthetimecamewhenJeffneededadoorbetweenus.Hislifewasspreadingintoareasthathadlesstodowithfamily.Inolongercould﹣or﹣shouldknoweverythingabouthim.ItturnedoutthatgettingJeff'spermissionwaseasy.HesaidOfcourseMumitwouldbeselfishofmetoholdontoit.ThenhisvoicesoftenedMumIwon'tbelivingathomeagain﹣youknowthat.Behindhisglasseshiseyeswerelitwithallthelove.Therewerenodoorsclosedhere﹣theyhadallopenedupagain.AsJohnandIwerecleaningtheroomIfixedmyeyesonJeff'sthingsaroundmeandcouldalmosttouchthelittleboyIknewwasgoneforever.IlookedattheroomandinmyheartIletitgo.ToholdonwouldbeasJeffsaidselfish.NowitwastimeforJohnshoulderingthroughthedoorhiseyesbrightwithpromiseofindependencetodisappearbehindthedoor.Itwastimeforlettinggotohappenagain.4.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.JeffneededhisrighttoprivacyB.JefffinallyflewoutofthehouseC.JeffgottiredofthosefamiliarstoriesD.Jeffwouldhavelesstodowithhisfamily5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Johnwasmovingtolivewithhisbrother.B.Johnwaseagertogetaroomofhisown.C.JeffvolunteeredtogivehisroomtoJohn.D.Jeffrefusedtolethisbrotherhavehisroom.6.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherchildren'ssenseofindependenceA.Delighted.B.Jealous.C.Mixed.D.Embarrassed.7.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thechildrendidnotliketolivewithadultsB.allherthreekidsmadetheauthorfeeldepressedC.noneofthemembersinthefamilythoughtthesamewayD.theauthorlovedandmissedthetimetogetherwithherkids.
IwalkedtoMrs.Windsor’shouseandwaitedoutsidE.ShewasworkingwithanotherstudentandIwasnotsupposedtobotherthembyringingthebell.IstoodagainstthewallanddaydreamedwhatI’dratherbedoing.IhadbeentutoredenoughtoreadunderstandandevenwritesomemusicalcompositionsbutIjustdidn’thaveagiftforit.Mrs.WindsorhadofferedtogivemethelessonsforfreesoIfeltmydutytotry.ThedooropenedandWendyBartoncameout.IwalkedinsatdownonthepianobenchandbegantosortthroughmysheetmusiC.TodayMrs.WindsorintroducedherniecePashatoteachmE.WithasmilePashasatbesidemeonthepianobenchopenedmysheetmusictothebeginningpageandaskedmetoplay.Iarrangedmyfingersonthekeys.ThenIfrowned皱眉andconcentratedtomakethenotesonthepagematchthefingermovements.IhadtoadmitIwasarathermechanical呆板的pianist.AfteraboutapageortwoPashagentlyputherhandontopofmineasiftocalmmyfingers.TherewasalongpausE.Whatareyouhearinginthemusic?IlookedatherratherstrangelyandadmittedIdidn’tknowwhatshemeant.Likeastory.HereletmetryandyoulistenPashaadviseD.Sheclosedhereyesandtookadeepbreathlettingherfingersdancelightlyoverthekeys.Thenshebegantoplay.Seeitbeginsherebesidesomekindofriver.Hearthewaterflowingbesideyou?Herfingersroseandfellgentlyonthekeys.Nowtheprincessappearsandshe’spickingflowersfromthewater’sedgE.A.happypieceofmusicfilledtheairintimetoPasha’sdancingfingers.Ohbutsheslips!ThemusicchangeD.Andourprincessisbeingcarriedoffbythefast-flowingstream.Quicklytheprincess’horseseesherplight困境andracestotheriver’sedgewhereheswimsouttolethercatchholdofhim.Luckilytheymakeittothebank.PashasaiD.Iplayedmanypiecesofmusicthatafternoonfindingthestoriesinthemusicandlearningthatsometimesittakesafriendtopullyououtoftheriverontodrylandagain.1.Bydescribingherselfasamechanicalpianisttheauthormeant_______.A.shecouldrememberthenotesinashorttimeB.shewasplayingthepianowithoutemotionC.herfingerscouldn’tmovefreelyD.ithadbeenalongtimesincesheplayedlasttime2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePasha?A.CreativE.B.Honest.C.Humorous.D.BravE.3.Pasha’smagicofplayingthepianoliesinthatshe______.A.imaginedherselfasaprincessB.knewitsoriginalbackgroundstoryC.hadastrongdesiretomakeafriendD.combinedthemusicwithastory4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.FriendForeverB.NeverGiveupC.A.PianoLessonD.MyFavoritePieceofMusic
ThereisafamousstoryaboutBritishpoetSamuelTaylorColeridgE.Hewaswritingapoemwhenhewasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.Thiswasanagebeforetelephones.SomeonewasdeliveringamessagE.WhenColeridgegotbacktohispoemhehadlosthisinspiration.Hispoeticmoodhadbeenbrokenbytheknockonhisdoor.HisunfinishedpoemwhichcouldotherwisehavebeenamasterpiecewouldnowneverbemorethanalittlepiecE.ThisstorytellshowunexpectedcommunicationcandestroyanimportantthoughtwhichbringsustothecellphonE.Themostcommoncomplaintaboutcellphonesisthatpeopletalkonthemtotheannoyanceofpeoplearoundthem.Butmoredamagingmaybethecellphone’sinterruptionofourthoughts.Wehavealreadyenteredagoldenageoflittlewhiteliesaboutourcellphonesandthisisbyandlarge大体上ahealthyprotectivedevelopment.Ididn’thearitringorIdidn’trealizemyphonehadshutoffareamongthelieswetelltogiveourselvesspacewherewe’rebeyondreach.Thenotionofbeingunreachableisnotanewconcept—wehaveDoNotDisturbsignonthedoorsofhotelrooms.Sowhymustwefeelguiltywhenitcomestocellphones?Whymustweapologizeifwedecidetoshutoffthephoneforawhile?NowtimealoneoraconversationwithsomeonenexttouswhichcannotbeinterruptedbyaphoneissomethingtobecherisheD.Evencellphonedevotees信徒myselfusuallyincludedcan’thelpattimeswantingtothrowtheirphonesawayorcurse咒骂thedaytheywereinventeD.Butwedon’tandwon’tandtherereallyisnoneeD.Allthat’srequiredtotakebackourprivatetimeisageneralsocialrecognitionthatwehavetherighttoit.Inotherwordswehavetodevelopahealthycontempt轻视fortheringsofourownphones.Acellphonecalldeservesnogreaterprioritythanarandomwordfromthepersonnexttousthoughthecallonmycellphonemaybetheone-in-a-millionfromStevenSpielberg—whohasfinallyreadmynovelandwantstomakeithisnextmoviE.ButmostlikelyitisnotandI’mbetteroffthinkingabouttheideaIjusthadforanewstoryorthesliceofpizzaI’lleatforlunch.25.WhatisthepointofthestoryaboutthepoetColeridgeinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A.ToemphasizethedisadvantageofnothavingacellphonE.B.Toencouragereaderstoreadtheworksofthispoet.C.Toshowhowimportantinspirationistoapoet.D.Todirectreaders’attentiontothemaintopiC.26.Whatdoesthewriterthinkaboutpeopletellingwhiteliesabouttheircellphones?A.Itisawayofsignalingthatyoudon’tlikethecaller.B.Itisbasicallyagoodwaytoprotectone’sprivacy.C.Weshouldfeelguiltywhenwecan’ttellthetruth.D.Itisnaturaltotellliesaboutsmallthings.27.Accordingtotheauthorwhatisthemostannoyingproblemcausedbycellphones?A.Cellphonesinterruptpeople’sprivatetimE.B.WithcellphonesitisnolongerpossibletobeunreachablE.C.Peoplefeelguiltywhentheyarenotabletoanswertheircellphones.D.PeoplegetsoaddictedtothecellphoneringsthattheyfailtonoticeanythingelsE.28.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A.Neverletcellphonesdisturbyourlifetoomuch.B.A.personwhocallsusfromafardeservesmoreofourattention.C.StevenSpielbergoncecalledtheauthortotalkabouttheauthor’snovel.D.YoushouldalwaysfinishyourlunchbeforeyouansweracallonthecellphonE.
Amanwentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Heorderedthemostexpensivedishes.Thewaiterservedthemeal.Heateitwithgreatjoy.Thenasmallboycameinandsatathistable.ThewaitercameupandsaidtothemanWhatwouldyourlittleboylikesirOhjustanicecreamthemantoldhim.ThenhestoodupandsaidtothewaiterI'mjustgoingouttobuyanewspaper.Helefttherestaurant.Thewaitergavetheboyanicecream.Theboytookitandthenstoodupandwalkedtothedoor.Thewaiterrantowardshim.ExcusemehesaidButyourfatherhasn'tcomebackandhehasn'tpaidforhismealorforyouricecream.He'snotmyfathertheboysaid.Idon'tknowhimatall.Thewaiterwaspuzzled.Whatdoyoumeanheasked.ThemancameuptomeinthestreettheboysaidHeaskedmeifIlikedanicecream.ItoldhimIdid.Thenhetoldmetocomeintotherestaurantat2o'clockandsatdownathistable.Hesaidhe'dgivemeone.26.Intherestaurantthemanordered.A.hamburgersandeggsB.noodlesC.thecheapestdishesD.themostexpensivedishes27.Themansaidhewasgoingoutto.A.getmoneyatthebankB.buyanewspaperC.buycigarettesD.buybeer28.Theboytoldthewaiterthat.A.hisicecreamwasnotgoodB.hehadtoleavetherestaurantC.themanwasnothisfatherD.themanwouldcomebacktopaythebill29.wascleverinthestory.A.ThewaiterB.ThemanC.TheboyD.Noneofthem30wastellingalie.A.ThewaiterB.ThemanC.TheboyD.Noneofthem.
A.youngdarkhairedwomanappearedinthedoorway.Goodmorningchildren!MynameisMrs.Murray.IamreplacingyourregularteachershesaidasshewrotehernameontheblackboarD.Iwillenjoygettingtoknoweachofyoupersonallyoverthenextfewmonths.ThechildrenintheclassremainedsilentasthiswastotallyunexpecteD.Comeonsomeonesaysomethingshethoughtnervously.Thechildrenweretooquiet.Thisprobablywon’tlastlongshethoughtsmilingkindlyatthemGradeThreestudentswerenormallyverylivelyandseldomifeversilent.IfyouhaveproblemspleasecometomE.Iwillhelpyou.ThechildrengraduallybegantorelaxbutnotoneofthemspokE.HowcanIgetthemtoacceptme?shewondereD.SuddenlyshehadanideA.Yourfirsthomeworkwillbetowriteanewsong.TomakeitevenmoreexcitingchallengingandfunforeveryoneitmustbeanewlovesongforValentine'sDay.Thewinnerwillbeawardedaprizeatourclassparty.ThechildrenlookedamazedbutpleaseD.Youmaysingyournewsongorplayitwithamusicalinstrument.Asifsomethinghadsuddenlyawakenedthechildrenthesilenceintheroomendedsuddenly.Alovesong?aboyaskedsmilingsweetlyathisnewteacher.WeeachhavetowriteonesaidadarkhairedgirlWeneverhadtodothatbeforE.Andperformittoo!aredhairedboyrespondedlaughingalouD.Iloveit!Mesingalovesong?Wanttoknowwhatthefirstprizewillbe?Immediatelyeveryhandintheroomwentup.Mrs.Murrayreachedintoherhandbagandpulledoutaharmonica口琴.Whatdoyouthinkofthis?ShewaiteD.IamalsoamusicteachersoIwillbeabletohelpyouwriteyournewlovesongs.addedMrs.Murraysmilingathernewstudents.Obviouslyhersmileandintelligentideaaboutthehomeworkimpressedeverystudentintheclass.56.Thechildrenremainedsilentatthebeginningbecause__________.A.theymissedtheirformerteacherB.theydidn’tacceptthenew-comerC.theyweresurprisedatthesituationD.theywerewaitingfortheirhomework57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.mostchildrenintheclassweregoodatperformingmusicB.itwastheprizethatmadethestudentsaccepttheirnewteacherC.childrenintheclasslikedtowritetheirownlovesongsD.thestudentsinthisclassarenotasactiveasotherGradeThreestudents58.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMrs.Murray?A.Kindandcurious.B.Helpfulandclever.C.Faithfulandhonest.D.Patientandhumorous.
Blink:aboyaged18Birthdate:October15th1991Speaking:EnglishRussianNowin:DodgeCityKansasFrom:PrattKansasLearning:JapaneseChineseSpanishAboutme:Ilovealloutdooractivitiesespeciallyplayingballgamestravelingandclimbing.IplaytheguitarandcansaythatI’mreallygoodatit.IalsolikeplayingchessbutIdon’tplayitwell.Ifyou’regoodatitmaybeyoucanteachmE.I’mgoingtocollegethisSeptember.AllIreallywanttododuringthesummerholidayistravelteachandlearnlanguagesthisismyhobbyseethingsandbuildgreatfriendships.I’dlikepeopleaged17-20togetintouchwithmebothgirlsandboys.It’sbetterifyou’refromBeijingorTokyo.I’vemade15friendsovertheInternet.Ifyou’dliketobeoneofthemsendmeanemailatblink001@yahoo.com.MyMSNisblink001@hotmail.com.I’dlovetobeyourfriend!36.WhereisBlinknow?A.InDodgeCity.B.InPratt.C.InBeijing.D.InTokyo.37.WhatisBlinkNOTgoodat?A.Playingtheguitar.B.Playingballgames.C.Playingchess.D.Learninglanguages.38.Blinkdoesnotwanttobefriendswithanyonewhois______.A.15yearsoldB.17yearsoldC.18yearsoldD.20yearsold39.WhatisBlink’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tomakefriends.B.Togoonatrip.C.Tolearnforeignlanguages.D.Tointroducehishobbies.
Onedarkwindynightadrunk醉鬼wasmakinghiswayhomeafterthebarwascloseD.Hegotdeaddrunkandwalkedthroughagraveyard墓地insteadofhisusualwayhomE.ThewindwasstrongandhethoughthecouldhearavoicecallinghisnamE.Suddenlythegroundopenedupinfrontofhimandhefelldowndownintoanopengrave!Hecouldhearthevoicemoreclearlynowcallinghim.Hethoughtitwasthedevil魔鬼comingforhim.Theholewasverydeepandtheinsidewasblack.Hiseyesbecameusedtothedarknessafteramomentandhesawsomethingsittinginthedarknesswithhim.ItcalledhisnameandhemovedquicklyinfeartryingtoclimboutoftheholE.ThenitspokeYoucan’tgetout!Thedrunkgaveashoutofterriblefearandjumpedupmorethansixfeet.HemanagedtocatchtheedgeoftheholewithhishandsclimbedoutandranforhomeasfastashecoulD.InsidetheopengravehisneighborCharliefeltverysaD.Hehadfallenintotheholeafewminutesbeforehisneighbor.Hehadthoughtthattheymightbeabletohelpeachotherclimbout.Nowhewasgoingtohavetowaituntilthenextmorningandasksomeonetobringhimaladder.21.Whydidn’tthemangotheusualwayhome?A.Itwasdarkandwindy.B.Hewasdrunk.C.ThebarclosedlatE.D.HewaslookingforCharliE.22.Thedrunkenmangaveashoutofterriblefearbecause_______.A.hethoughthesawthedevilB.hewasafraidofdarknessC.thepersoninthegravehithimD.hethoughthewouldnevergetout23.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.CharliepulledthemanintotheholE.B.Thedrunkenmanranhomeforladders.C.Charliealsogotdrunk.D.Thedrunkenmandidn’trecognizehisneighbor.
ItwasasnowyFriday.WhenIobservedthesnowflakesfallingontomycarIreallybegantowonderifIwasgoingtomakeitontime.OfcourseImustbecauseIhavenooption.AbouttwoweeksagowhatmydaughterEllenhadtalkedaboutwasheChristmasconcerttobeheldinherschoolandsomerumorsaboutit.MomRachelwassupposedtosingalonebutguesswhathappenedShe'snot!Lindawillreplacehertodoit.MomIgettostandnexttoTylerinthewholeconcert!Momyouwon'tbelieveitbutILexie'swholefamilyiscomingtotheconcertevenfromanotherstate!MakingalongwayoutofstatetoseethirdgraderssingChristmascarolsseemedtobeaprettybigdealforher.WhenIsatintrafficIthoughtaboutalltheschooleventsIhadattendedalone.ElllennevermentioneditbutIwonderedhowshefeltaboutmebeingtheonlyonewhoevercametoherevents.Myownfamilylivedoutoftownandherfatherandhisfamilyneverquitemanagedtofitthosethingsintotheirschedules.Iwonderedifitbotheredher.Ateighto'clocktheconcertwasscheduledtobegin.WithonlyafewminutestospareIfoundmyselfrunningfirstthroughthesnow﹣driftedparkinglotthenthroughtheschoolpassage.Ienteredthecrowdedhallandfoundavacantseatnearthefront.FromherplaceonstageEllensawmerunforthechairandshesmiled.Iwascloseenoughtoheartheloudconversationofthechildrenonstage.LookEllenthereismyuncleandmycousin.TheycameallthewayfromWestVirginia.Ican'tbelievemywholefamilyishere!EllensmiledatLexieandsaidMywholefamilyisheretoo!Looktheresheis!Ellengavemeabigsmile.Isavedbackatherneveroncenoticingthemeltingsnowdrippingoffmyhead.Itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatwhilewetriedtoteachourchildrenallaboutlifetheyactuallytaughtuswhatlifewasallabout.25.WhatcanweknowfromthepassageA.Ellendidn'tgetalongwellwithherfamilyB.Ellen'sattitudetowardstheconcertwasdefensiveC.Ellen'sclassmatesfooledherD.Ellen'smotherputemphasisonherschoolevents26.WhatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromlasttwoparagraphsA.ShecametotheconcertfromanotherstateB.SheregrettednotaccompanyingherdaughterC.ShewasnearlylatefortheChristmasconcertD.Shefailedtounderstandherdaughter'swords27.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassageA.UnderstandingIsEverythingB.MyWholeFamilyIsHereC.SpeakoutYourLoveinTimeD.ConflictEndsupWithaSmile.
LikemanynewgraduatesIleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.MydegreewithhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehowbutIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.IknewitwouldbealotofhardworkandthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtimE.InshortIdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.EventuallyhoweverIwonthesupportofmyfamilyandIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.AftercountlessinterviewsandpresentationsImanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalonE.SeveralmonthslaterIfinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbujaNigeriA.Where?What?Nigeria?IhadnoideA.ButIwasabouttofindout.AftercompletingmytrainingIwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.ThoughthelocalvillagerswerepoortheyofferedtheirhomesheartsandfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.IwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhousE.ForthenextyearorsoItaughtinthatsameschoolhousE.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfrommE.SometimeduringthatperiodIrealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdidthoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguageandreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.29.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledgE.B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.C.HetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworlD.D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliteraturE.30.AccordingtotheParagraph2itismostlikelythattheauthor_______.A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamilyB.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntaryworkC.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasksD.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends31.Onarrivalatthevillagetheauthorwas_______.A.askedtoleadafarmingteamB.senttoteachinaschoolhouseC.receivedwarmlybylocalvillagersD.arrangedtoliveinaseparatehouse
Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.InolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniversE.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.IamagoodfriendtomyhusbanD.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows誓约meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends.AndtheytomE.Withoutthemtherewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:GetalifE.A.reallifenotadesireofthenextpromotionthebiggerpaycheckthelargerhousE.GetalifeinwhichyouarenotalonE.Findpeopleyouloveandwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisureitiswork.PickupthephonE.Sendanemail.Writealetter.AndrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranteD.Itissoeasytowasteourlivesourdaysourhoursandourminutes.ItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolivE.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.SomethingreallyreallybadhappenedtomesomethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthatifIcouldchooseitwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhattodayseemstobethehardestlessonofall.IlearnedtolovethejourneynotthedestinationIlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinitcompletelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothatinpartbytellingotherswhatIhadlearneD.Bytellingthemthis:ReadinthebackyardwiththesunonyourfaceLearntobehappyandthinkoflifeasadeadlyillnessbecauseifyoudoyouwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobeliveD.21.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis_____________.A.LoveyourfriendsB.LiveareallifeC.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife22.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?A.ThroughsocialexperiencE.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.C.ThroughanunfortunateexperiencE.D.FromherchildrenandhusbanD.23.BytheunderlinedsentenceItissoeasytoexistinsteadoftoliveinthefifthparagraphtheauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto___________..A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylifeC.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife
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