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MywifepassedawayafewyearsagoandIwentthroughtheworsttimeinmylifE.Ievenwantedtokillmyself.JustformykidsIhadtocontinuetoliveandworkasasmalltowndoctoratmymedicalclinicinHawaii.MykidshadgonetoliveonthemainlandandIwasalonE.Thentheyaskedmetohaveafamilytrip.OnourtripweturnedontheTVatthemotelandsawthesecondplanecrashintotheWorldTradeCenter.SeeingitfallingdownIsaidtomykids:I'mgoingtoAfghanistan.AndafewweekslaterInternationalMedicalCorpssentmetosetup20clinicsinprovinceswherepeoplehadnohealthcarE.Thesefieldclinicssurroundedbyfrighteningshootsordeadlybombswewereeventuallyserving27000patientsamonthinaverybusyschedulE.TiredandnervousIgraduallyhadasenseofachievementasenseofpurposeandmydepressionwentaway.IntheyearstofollowIwenttoIndonesiaafterthetsunami海啸PakistanaftertheearthquakesSudanafterthecivilwarandIraqaftermoreandmorebombs.EachtimeafterdisastersoneafteranotherhundredsofpeoplewerekilledwoundedandmanymorehadtofleE.Weoncesetupmovableclinicsinanareawith19000refugeesanditwassupposedtohold13000originally.FlubrokeoutoneofthebiggestkillersofkidsinrefugeecampsanditspreadlikewildfirE.Waterandfoodwerealsoseriousproblems.Adventuresornot?Ioftenaskedmyself.WhenmywifepassedawayIthoughtmylifewasdonE.ButinrealityitwasjustgettingstarteD.Attheendofherlifeshewentunconscious.IheldherheadinmyhandsandtoldherofalltheplaceswewouldvisitandtheexcitingadventureswewouldhavE.Ithinkaboutthemomentmanytimesduringmyadventures.Ididn'tknowhowpredictivethosewordswouldbE.ButIknowthatsheisstillwithmE.28.Wherehasthedoctorbeeninthepastfewyears?A.Somecountrieswherehecouldsetupclinics.B.Theplaceswherethehorribledisastersstruck.C.SomeAfricancountrieswhereflubrokeout.D.TheplaceswheretheearthquakeshappeneD.29.HowwouldthedoctordescribehislifeafterhehadworkedinAfghanistan?A.TiredandtroublesomE.B.Busyandrisky.C.Meaningfulandhelpful.D.Frighteninganddepressing.30.Theunderlinedwordrefugeesmeanspeople________.A.whoarerobbedkilledorwoundedB.whosufferfromfluinmovableclinicsC.wholiketotakeadventuresD.whohavelosthomesforwarsorotherreasons.31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Whatthedoctorsaidtohiswifebeforeherdeathbecamereality.B.Thedoctor'swifeencouragedhimtoworkinforeigncountries.C.Thedoctor'sadventuresmadehimunderstandtheloveofhiswifE.D.WiththetrueloveofhiswifethedoctorstartedtochangehislifE.
WhenIwassixDadbroughthomeadogonedaywhowascalledBrownie.MybrothersandIalllovedBrownieanddiddifferentthingswithher.Oneofuswouldwalkheranotherwouldfeedherthentherewerebathsplayingcatchandmanyothergames~Brownieinreturnlovedeachandeveryoneofus.Onethingthatmosttouchedmyheartwasthatshewouldgotowhoeverwassickandjustbewiththem.WealwaysfeltbetterwhenshewasarounD.OnedayasIwasgettingherfoodshechewedup咬破oneofDad'sshoeswhichhadtobethrownawayintheenD.IknewDadwouldbemadandIhadtoletherknowwhatshedidwaswrong.WhenIlookedatherandsaidBadgirlshelookeddownatthegroundandthenwentandhiD.Isawatearinhereyes.Brownieturnedouttobemorethanjustourfamilypet.Shewenteverywherewithus.Peoplewouldstopandaskiftheycouldpether.Ofcourseshe'dletanyonepether.Shewasjustthemostlovabledog.Thereweremanytimeswhenwe'dbeoutwalkingandasmallchildwouldcomeoverandpullonherhair.Sheneverbarked吠ortriedtogetaway.FunnythingisthatshewouldsmilE.Thisfrightenedpeoplebecausetheythoughtshewasshowingherteeth.Farfromthetruthshelovedeveryone.NowmanyyearshavepassedsinceBrowniediedofoldagE.Istillmissthedayswhenshewaswithus.21.WhatwouldBrowniedowhensomeonewasillinthefamily?A.Lookatthemsadly.B.Keepthemcompany.C.Playgameswiththem.D.Touchthemgently.22.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatBrownie.A.wouldeatanythingwhenhungryB.feltsorryforhermistakeC.lovedplayinghide-and-seekD.dislikedtheauthor'sDad23.WhydoestheauthorsaythatBrowniewasmorethanjustafamilypet?A.Shewastreatedasamemberofthefamily.B.SheplayedgameswithanyoneshelikeD.C.Shewaslovedbyeverybodyshemet.D.Shewenteverywherewiththefamily.24.SomepeoplegotfrightenedbyBrowniewhenshe.A.smiledB.barkedC.rushedtothemD.triedtobefunny
Foralongtimeaboywonderedwhyhisnext-desk-palwasalwaysthefirstintheclasswhereashecouldonlyrankthe21st.Athomeheaskedhismom:AmImorestupidthanotherkids?HowcanIalwaysfallbehind?Ijustcan’tcomeupwithananswer.Momwasawarethatherson’sself-respecthadbeendamagedbytherankingsystembutshedidn’tknowwhattosaytohelp.Sheintendedtosaythatintelligencediffersandthatyesherson’sfriendreallywasthesmarterboy.Butthatwouldsoupsetherson.Thankgoodnessshekeptherselffromsayingit.Hersonandhisfriendwentontohighschoolthatyearbutalthoughhetriedashardashecouldherson’sfriendstilloutdidhim.ButshewasproudofherboyforhishardworksincerelyprouD.ItwasaroundthistimethatshedecidedtotakehimonatriptotheseasidE.Onthetripsheatlastfoundananswerforhim.Todayhersonnolongercaresaboutrankings.Hedoesn’thavetoforhehimselfisnowthetopoftheclassatthetopnationaluniversityheattends.AfteruniversityhisteachersandpeersfullyexpecthimtohaveabrightfuturE.InvitedtospeaktohisoldhighschoolhementionedavaluablechildhoodexperiencE.Itconcernedthatholidayhismotherhadpreparedforthem:OnceonatriptotheseamymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach.Shepointedtotheseaandsaidtome:Doyouseetheseabirdsfightingforfoodoutthere?Whenawavecomesnearthelittlebirdsrisequickly.Theclumsy笨拙的seagullsarefarslowerandhavetostruggletogetawayfromthewavE.Buttheseclumsybirdsprovetohavethebiggeststrongestwingswhichallowthebirdtotravelthefurthest.WhentheseasonchangestheyleaveforforeignshoresleavingthelittlebirdsbehinD.SonIhaveafeelingthatyouareoneofthoseseagulls.25.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordoutdid?A.didbetterthanB.wasequaltoC.playedtricksonD.workedharderthan26.Fromthe2ndparagraphwecanseethat.A.thesonwasmorestupidthanotherkidsB.themothersawthebadeffectsoftherankingsystemC.themotherknewhersonwasweakinhisstudyD.themotherfeltsorryforherson’sbadbehavior.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.thesonknewintelligencedidn’tmeaneverythingB.thesondidnotrelyonhismotherforhelpC.thesonwouldforgethisrankingssoonafterleavinghighschoolD.themotherwascarefultoprotectherson’sself-respect28.Thestorymainlyconveysthemessagethat.A.competitionbetweenstudentsisgoodfortheirdevelopment.B.Rankingsystemdoesdamagetostudents’self-respectC.onlystrugglingcanhelpyousucceedD.parentsshouldbuildupchildren’sself-respect
Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn’tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatchedmouthopeninsurprisemumtookoffherhatandcoatandgavethemtometoholD.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop拖把.ShepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedupmumnoddedandsaidVerydirtyfloors.YesI’mgladthey’vefinallydecidedtocleanthemthenurseanswereD.ShelookedatmumstrangelyandsaidButaren’tyouworkinglate?Mumjustpushedhardereachswipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.Afteralongtimemumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.ShequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhanD.AsweturnedtogooutofthedoormumbowedpolitelytothenurseandsaidThankyou.OutsidemumtoldmeGrandmaisfinE.Nofever.Yousawhermum?OfcoursE.Itoldheraboutthehospitalrulesandshewillnotexpectusuntiltomorrow.Dadwillstopworryingaswell.It’safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!A.mopisnotgooD.Youneedabrush!24.Whenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatmumreallywantedtodowas_______.A.tocleanthefloorB.topleasethenurseC.toseeapatientD.tosurprisethestory-teller25.Whenthenursetalkedtomumshethoughtmumwasa________.A.nurseB.visitorC.patientD.cleaner26.Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthehospital?A.Itisachildren’shospital.B.Ithasstrictrulesaboutvisitinghours.C.Theconditionstherearen’tverygooD.D.Thenursesanddoctorstheredon’tworkharD.27.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesmum?A.StrangeB.Warm-heartedC.CleverD.hardworking
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoinesIowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeentherE.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoriftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdiseasE.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.HenryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventfullyhefoundhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.Butidoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.8.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.9.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.10.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans__________.A.namedB.treatedC.provedD.described11.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.
Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgambling赌博andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.21.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime22._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice23.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory24.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.
Myfatherhadjustcomebackfromhisshort-termbusinessvisittoEnglandwhenIcameinratherlatetodinner.Icouldtellthatmyparentshadbeentalkingaboutsomethinginthathalf-playfulhalf-seriouswayIknewsowellhesaidHowwouldyouliketogotoEton?Youbet.IcriedquicklycatchingthejokE.Everyoneknewitwasthemostexpensivethemostfamousofschools.YouhadtobeenteredatbirthifnotbeforE.Besidesevenat12or13Iunderstoodmyfather.Hedislikedanyformofshowingoff.Healwaysknewhisproperstationinlifewhichwasinthemiddleofthemiddleclassourhousewasmedium-sized;hehadavoidedjoiningRoyalLiverpoolGolfClubandwenttoasmalleroneinstead;thoughoncehehadgotasecond-handRolls-RoyceataremarkablylowpricehefeltembarrasseddrivingitandquicklychangeditforanAustin1100.ThiscouldonlybehisdelightfulwayoftellingmethatthewholeboardingschoolideawastobedroppeD.Alas!Ishouldalsohaverememberedthathehadalikingforbeingdifferentfromeveryoneelseifitdidnotconflictwithhisfearofdrawingattentiontohimself.ItseemedthathehadhappenedtobetalkingtoGrahamBrownoftheLondonofficeaverynicefellowandGrahamhadafriendwhohadjustenteredhisboyattheschoolandwhilehewasinthatpartoftheworldhethoughthemightjustaswellphonethem.Iremembermyeyesstingingandmyhandsshakingwiththepuzzlementofmyfeelings.Therewasexcitementattheheartofgreatsadness.Ohhedoesn'twanttogoawaysaidmymotherYoushouldn'tgoonlikethis.It'suptohimsaidmyfather.HecanmakeuphisownminD.24.Thewriter'sfathersoldhisRoils-Roycebecause________.A.itwasboughtatalowpriceB.itfrequentlybrokedownC.itwasasecond-handcarD.itmadehimfeeluneasy25.Thewriter'sfatherwouldenjoybeingdifferentunless_________.A.therewasnodangerofshowingoffB.itdrewmuchattentiontohimC.itwasunderstoodasajokeD.itdidn'tbringhiminarguments26.Thewriterfelt_______abouttheideaofgoingtoEton.A.unhappyB.unbelievableC.delighteD.D.complicated27.Basedonthepassageweknowthat__________.A.ItisnoteasyforchildrentogetadmittedbyEtonB.ChildrencangotoEtoniftheywouldliketoC.ChildrenwhocangotoEtonareveryfamousD.Childrencan’tdecidewhethertheywillgotoEton
AbebeBikilastaredattheathletesfromhisowncountrywhowerecompetingintheOlympicGames.ThenameEthiopia埃塞俄比亚waswrittenacrossthebackofeachathlete'suniform衣服.AsAbebeBikilawatchedhemadeuphismindtobecomeoneofthoseathletes.In1932AbebeBikilawasborninapoorfamilyinasmalltownnearAddisAbabaEthiopiA.AsachildhealwaysrantoschoolafewkilometresawayfromhishomE.AfterleavingschoolAbebeBikilawentintothearmy.Hewaslaterfoundtobeexcellentasamarathon马拉松赛跑runner.In1960hewasonhiswaytoRomeasamemberoftheEthiopianOlympicteam.InRomeAbebeBikilasucceededincompletingthingsthatnorunnerhadeverachievedbeforE.WhenhewontheOlympicmarathonhebecamethefirstblackAfricantowinagoldmedal.AndhesetanewworldrecorD.Anotherthingthatmadepeoplesurprisedwasthatherantheraceinhisbare赤祼的feet.WhenaskedwhyheranbarefootAbebeBikilasaidIwantedtheworldtoknowthatmycountryEthiopiahasalwayswonwithdeterminationandheroism.By1964AbebeBikilahadbecomewellknownasabarefootrunner.InthesameyearheheadedfortheTokyoOlympics.ButsixweeksbeforehisbigraceAbebeBikilasufferedanattackofappendicitis阑尾炎.WhenhearrivedinJapanhewasstillrecoveringfromtheoperationtoremovehisappendix.ButAbebeBikilaranthemarathon—thistimewearingshoes—andwonit!Hebeathisownrecordin1960bymorethanfourminutes.ThatmadehimthefirstrunnertocontinuouslywintwoOlympicmarathons.In1968acaraccidentleftthegreatrunnerunabletowalkforever.AbebeBikiladiedin1973.A.hugecrowdincludingthethenrulerofEthiopiaAtseHaileSelassiegatheredashewaslaidtorest.AbebeBikilawillalwaysberememberedforhisgreatabilityloveofcountryandtrueOlympicspirit.IntheheartofallsportsfansAbebeBikilaremainsanexcellentOlympicathletE.21.WhatmadeAbebeBikilawanttobeanOlympicathlete?A.Joiningthearmyafterleavingschool.B.Runningtoschoolwhenhewasyoung.C.WatchingtheathletesfromhiscountrycompetE.D.TakingpartinamarathonatayoungagE.22.IntheRomeOlympicsandtheTokyoOlympicsAbebeBikila________.A.settwoworldrecordsB.didn'twearhisshoesC.failedtowinamedalD.madesomemistakes23.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4thatAbebeBikilawas________.A.peacelovingB.warmheartedC.strongmindedD.welleducated24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheearlylifeofAbebeBikilaB.AbebeBikila'sexperienceinRomeC.AbebeBikilaatruepeacerunnerD.AbebeBikilaarealsportshero
Papaasasonofadirt-poorfarmerleftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactoryforeducationwasfortherichthen.Sotheworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinteresthereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandsonlistenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.There'ssomuchtolearnhe'dsay.Thoughwe'rebornstupidonlythestupidremainthatway.Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied拒绝aneducation.ThusPapainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.ThoughaschildrenwethoughtthiswascrazyitwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.AnddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearneD.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant微不足道的itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecommentalwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.Papaattheheadofthetablewouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwinereadytolisten.Felicehe'dsaytellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....SilencE.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaidasifthesalvation拯救oftheworldwoulddependuponit.ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Wellhe'dsay.Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildrenwethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamilyhoweverwasgrowingtogethersharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatuslisteningtousrespectingourinputaffirming肯定ourvaluegivingusasenseofdignity体面Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting传授whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.HistechniquehasservedmewellallmylifE.NotasingledayhasbeenwastedthoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.21.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.B.ThosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlifE.C.ThetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworlD.D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.22.TheunderlinedworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment23.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor_______.A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnewsB.knewverywellaboutNepalC.feltregretaboutthosewasteddaysD.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechnique24.Whatisthegreatestvalueofdinnertimetotheauthor?A.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.
Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartverycarefully.Afterleavingthecashierhecalculatedthathehadsaved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexitthechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves.Wherearethey?Hesearchedhereandtherebutnowherecouldhefindthem.GeorgewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestorE.ItwasobviousthattheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestorE.Georgeboughttheglovesata25%discountforjust$30tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin小羊皮.Untilthenhehadworncheaperonesthatlastednomorethanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodonewhichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebusaspassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.HeenjoyedbeingenvieD.BadluckGeorgethoughttolosehisglovesonNewYear’sEvE.HecalmontheoutsidebutfranticintheinsidereenteredthestorE.Severalminutesofsearchturnedouttobeinvain.SocietyhaschangeD.Peoplehavechanged’’hemurmuredtohimself.Yearsagoifpeoplepickedupsomethinglosttheywouldgiveitback.BackhomeGeorgewasataloss.Indeepwinterhecouldnotdoanythingwithoutapairofgloves.AftertheholidayGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.BeforeboardingthesubwayhesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundofficE.Whatcolorarethey?thewomanintheofficeaskeD.BlackheanswereD.Shelookedintoherdraweranddrewoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.Arethey?Yes!Thosearemine!28.WhatisthemostprobablereasonforGeorge’sshopping?A.TokilltimeinValueMartasusual.B.Toprovehowwisehewaswithmoney.C.ToprepareforthecomingNewYear.D.ToseewhethertherewereglovesonsalE.29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordfranticinParA.4?A.AshameD.B.Anxious.C.AfraiD.D.Angry.30.WhatdoweknowaboutoldGeorgeMcNeilon?A.Economicalbutvain.B.CleverbutsimplE.C.PurebutimpolitE.D.Warmheartedbutpoor.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Indailylifeaccidentswillhappen.B.A.pennysavedisapennyearneD.C.Nevereverjumptoconclusions.D.A.lossmayturnouttobeagain.
IwassmallformyagE.Iwasshyandsometimesitwashardformetomakefriendswithothers.HoweverlearningcamefairlyeasyformE.IwasthebestinmostofmyclassesbutPEclasswasmynightmare噩梦andmademefeelthatIwasnotasgoodastheothers.MissForsythewasourPEteacher.ShewasyoungandenergetiC.Everyonelikedher.Shesaidthatweallhadtocometoherclasses.NoonecouldhidefromMissForsythe!OnedayshetoldmethatshewantedmetoplayagamewithanothergirlinaPEshow.IwasratherworriedthatIwouldn’tdoagoodjobassheexplainedherideabutshewasexciteD.WithherencouragementIhadnochoicebuttoagreE.ItwasaboymeetsgirlgamE.IplayedtheboyandmyclassmateMargaretAnnplayedthegirl.Weweredressedineveningclothesanddancedaroundthefloor.AccordingtoMissForsytheIhadtopickupMargaretAnnwhenwefinishedthedancE.SinceIwasnotstrongenoughtopickthetallestgirlupitwasshewhopickedmeup.Isuddenlyfelttenfeettall!Itwasahugesuccessandeverybodyapplauded鼓掌forourexcellentperformancE.Whatawonderfulending!AfterwardsIsmiledconfidently.MissForsythe’sunderstandingandwillingnesstocreateaplaceformeinhershowwhichcertainlydidnotneedmegavemesomemuchneededconfidencE.Shewasandalwayswillbemyfavoriteteacher.28.WhatdoweknowaboutMissForsythe?A.Shewasastrictandunderstandingteacher.B.Shewasgoodatdancing.C.Shelikedtoplaygameswiththestudentsafterclass.D.ShetaughtstudentshowtodancE.29.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthegameatfirst?A.ShewasexciteD.B.Shewasnervous.C.ShewasdisappointeD.D.Shethoughtitwouldbefun.30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.theauthorlostconfidencebydancingwithherclassmateB.MissForsythehelpedtheauthorpickupthetallestgirlC.theauthorwasafraidwhenshefelttenfeettallD.MissForsythehadplannedthegamethatwayonpurpose31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PEClassesB.MySchoolLifeC.OurPETeacher—MissForsytheD.A.GamewithMyClassmate
NEWYORKA.Frenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.HehandedthegirltoherfatherDavidAndersonwhohaddiveinafterhim.Ididn’tthinkatallDurettoldtheDailyNews.Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.Duretanengineeronvacationwaswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier码头whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadollbutrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstanthetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.WhenhereachedthegirlsheappearedlifelesshesaiD.Fortunatelywhenshewasoutofthewatersheopenedhereyes.AndersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamerA.AnambulancecamelaterforhersaidDuretwhowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrancE.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.Idon’treallythinkI’maherosaidDuret.Anyonewoulddothesamething.21.WhywasDuretinNewYork?A.TomeethisgirlfrienD.B.Toworkasanengineer.C.TovisittheAndersons.D.Tospendhisholiday.22.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper.B.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes.C.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly.D.HewenttothehospitalintheambulancE.23.WhodivedafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?A.A.passer-byB.A.taxidriverC.HisgirlfriendD.DavidAnderson.24.Whatisprobablytheheadlineofthisnewsreport?A.ACarelessFatherB.BraveFrenchmanFoundC.Warm-heartedOnlookersD.A.PoorGirl
Hello!MynameisLisaandIamalioness.IliveontheopengrasslandsofAfricawithmyfamily.LionslivinginagrouparecalledapridE.Myfatherisstrongandpowerful.HeandhiscousinaretheleadersofourpridE.Theothermembersaremymotherhersistersandtheirchildren.Theareawhereapridelivesisbig!Weroar咆哮totelleachotherwhereweareandtowarnstrangerstostayaway.Meetmynewbabybrother.HisnameisLeon.Seethespotsonhisfur?Welionsarebornspottedorstriped有条纹的.Aswegrowolderthespotsgraduallydisappear.LionessesusuallyspendtheirentireliveswiththeirbirthpridebutLeonwillleavewhenheisaboutthreeyearsolD.He’llrunaroundwithamale雄性的friendorrelativeforafewyearsuntiltheytakeoveraprideoftheirown.Butfornowwehavelotsoffuntogether.Weoftenplayandfightforhourswhichcanhelpuspracticeskillsthatwewillneedforhunting.Welionskeepourselvesveryclean.JustlikeahousecatIcleanmyfur毛withmytonguE.Wecleanforeachothertootoshowwe’refriends.Lionsliketosleepformostoftheday.Wehuntinthecoolevening.Female雌性的lionshuntmoreoftenthanmalelions.Weworktogetherasateam.Attherightmomentweattackandkillourprey.Thenweshareit.Malelionsusuallyeatfirst.Femaleseatnext.Babylionsarethelasttoeat.ThesmallestonegetstheleastfooD.Sincewearefullit’stimetogotofindaniceplaceforasleep.Bye!21.Lisainthispassageisthenameof_____.A.agirlB.amalelionC.afemalelionD.apride22.AccordingtothepassageLeon_____.A.huntsmoreoftenthanhissistersB.willhavespotsonhisfurforthewholeofhislifeC.willleavehisbirthpridewhenheisaboutthreeD.willtakeoverhisbirthpridewhenhisfatherdies23.Theunderlinedwordpreyinthepassageprobablymeans_____.A.theanimalthatishuntedB.theanimalthatisdangerousC.theanimalthatispowerfulD.theanimalthatisill24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lionssometimescleantheirfurforeachother.B.Lionsalsodeveloptheirskillsofhuntingbyhavingfun.C.LionsinAfricausuallyhuntforfoodintheevening.D.Babylionsareoftenthefirsttogetfoodintheirgroup.25.Thepassageiswrittenfor_____.A.doctorsB.touristsC.childrenD.hunters
AmberMozo19whorunsherownphotographybusinessoftentravelsaroundtheworlddocumentingthestoriesofpeoplewedon’toftenseE.Nowtheteenphotographerisworkingonherbiggestandmostmeaningfulproject.Mozodiscoveredherloveforphotographywhenshewasjust11yearsolD.Whenshewas10herfatherfamoussurfphotographerJonMozodiedwhenhewastakingpicturesatBackdoorPipelineafamoussurfbreakinHawaii.Hewas33yearsolD.IrememberjustwantingtousehiscameraMozosaiD.Heruncletoldhernottotouchherfather'sequipmentbutwhenhermothersaiditwasOKMozopickedupthecameraandhasn'tstoppedtakingpicturessincE.Iwas11walkingaroundwithhishugecameraandthat'swhenIreallyfellinlovewithphotography.''NowMozohastraveledaroundtheworldwithherfather'scameradocumentingheradventures.IjustfeltlikeIwasconnectedwithmydadthroughthatcamerA.shesaidofthenowoutdatedequipment.Inhonorofthe10-yearanniversaryofherfather'sdeathMozoisraisingmoneytoproduceherfirstbookofphotographsChasingLightAroundTheWorlD.IfeelthatexperiencesthathappenedtomeandchangedmecouldalsochangeorhelpsomeoneelseMozosaidofhertravels.That'sreallywhatIthinkisgreataboutphotographyandart.ItcanmovepeoplE.InallthingsshedoesshetriestohonorherdaD.Mozo'smomNikkisaiD.Jonstartedaphotobookanddidn'tfinishitsoIthinkitcanbeverysatisfyingforhertofinishthattask.Itmakesourlossseemalittlelesspainfulbecausenothingreallydieswhenyoupassitontoothers.36.Mozofeltinlovewithphotography________.A.becauseofherfather'scameraB.undertheinfluenceofhermotherC.justayearbeforeherfather'sdeathD.whenshesawherfathertakingpictures37.WhyisMozostillusingthecamera?A.Itworksperfectly.B.ItcanbeeasilycarrieD.C.ItisexpensivetobuyanewonE.D.Itlinksherfatherandhertogether.38.Whatdoweknowaboutthephotobook?A.ItmainlyshowsMozo'sfamilylifE.B.AllthepicturesinitweretakenbyJon.C.It'sdesignedtoraisemoneyforcharity.D.Mozoismakingittorememberherfather.39.WhatcanweinferfromNikki'swords?A.Ithurtstothinkofdeath.B.Jonneverdiesinherheart.C.Mozoisdoingsomethingmeaningful.D.SheisworriedaboutMozo'sbusiness.40.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellusabout?A.A.19-year-oldgirl'sphotographybusiness.B.AnunusualcamerathathasmovedeveryonE.C.A.surfphotographerwhodiedattheageof33.D.A.teenwhoisfollowinginherfather'sfootsteps.
WhenIwasyoungIreadmanykindsofbooksincludingfairytales.Mostofthebooksdescribedheroeswhowerehandsomeandheroineswhowerebeautiful.SoIbelievedIhadtoebeautifulifIwantedtobecomeagreatperson.AsIgrewupIbegantorealizeouterbeautywasnotsoimportanttomakesomeonegooD.IrememberafriendofmineJaniewhowassobeautifulthateveryclassmatewantedtotalkwithherbutshewasveryarrogant傲慢的.ShebelievedthatshecoulddoeverythingshewantedbecauseshewassobeautifulbutshelostfriendsonebyonE.Mypoorfriend!Butshelearnedagoodlesson:innerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Aftershelearnedthatshechangedherattitude态度看法andmadefriendsagain.WheneverIseeTVadvertisements广告Ifeelthatthesethingsmakeusbelievebeautyisveryimportant—especiallyphysical身体的attractiveness.Althoughwesaythatinnerbeautyismorevaluableweoftenlookforplasticsurgerytomakeusmorebeautiful.Thereseemstobeaboom流行inplasticsurgery.Itissurprisingtorealizethenumberofpeoplewhotryitisincreasingdaybyday.Weknowgood-lookingguysusuallygethigherscoresonjobinterviews.Sowhatisrealbeauty?Iwanttosaythatinnerbeautyistherealonebecauseifsomeonehasbeautyinhissoul灵魂心灵helookslikeareallybeautifulperson.Thebeautylookedatwitheyesdoesn’tlastforever.Insteadofconcentratingonouterbeautyweshouldconcentrateoninnerbeauty.Thepointisthatinnerbeautyismoreimportantthanouterbeauty.Soifwemaketheefforttomakeourmindsbeautifulwe’llbehappier.59.Whentheauthorwasyoungshethoughtifhewantedtosucceed.A.shemusthavegoodlooks.B.shemustlearnfromtheheroesC.shehadtoworkhardatherlessonsD.shehadtoreadmanykindsofbooks.60.WhydidJanielosefriendsonebyone?A.Becauseshewastooshy.B.Becauseshewouldn’ttaketheiradvicE.C.Becauseshelookeddownuponothers.D.becauseshedidn’tstudywellatherlessons.61.TheunderlinedphraseplasticsurgeryinParagraph4probablymeans.A.化妆B.整形C.健身D.阅读62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheImportanceofBeautyB.BeautyMakesOneHappierC.HowtoMakeOneselfBeautifulD.InnerBeautyistheRealBeauty
MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasopenedupaboutbeingaparentstatingthat13isanappropriateageforachild’sfirstcellphonE.The57-year-oldfather-of-threerevealedontheTodayShowthathischildrenJenniferandRorywerenotallowedtohavephonesuntiltheirthirteenthbirthdayandhisyoungestdaughterPhoebeisstillwaitingforonE.We’vedecidedinourfamilythatit’s13whereyoucangetaphonetheself-madebillionaireexplaineD.Hesaidasaresulthischildrenoftenreturnedhomefromschoolcomplaining:Alltheotherkidshaveit.I’mtheonlyonewithoutitandit’ssoembarrassing.Hewasaskedifhewouldkeepthepasswordstohimselfinhisfamily.MrGatessaidthathewouldn’tdothattoJennifer16whohedescribedasindependent.Headmittedthatmonitoringonlineactivityisaverytrickyissueforparentsnow.DespitetheirvastwealthMrandMrsGateswholiveinLakeMedinajustoutsideSeattleWashingtonhavesaidtheywanttogivetheirchildrenasnormalanupbringingaspossiblE.Itwaspreviouslyreportedthattheiryoungstershavetocompletehouseholdchoresandaregivenamodestamountofpocketmoney.Andin2010MrGatessaidthatheintendstogivemostofhis$61billionfortuneawayratherthanhanditdown.ThatwillbegoodbothformykidsandsocietyhesaiD.AlsoduringtheTodayInterviewwithhostMattLauerMrGateswhosteppeddownfromMicrosoftin2008toconcentrateonphilanthropysaidthathelpingothersgiveshimsameexcitementascreatingsoftwarE.Whatyoureallyfeeliswhatyou’veachieveD.Ifapieceofsoftwaregetsoutthereandlotsofpeopleloveit－itletsthemgettheirworkdoneinbetterways－that’sexcitingheexplaineD.MrGateswaspreviouslytherichestmanintheworldbuthegotshifteddownaspotin2010afterhedecidedtogiveaway$28billiontogoodcauses.9.Thispassageismainlyabout____________ABillGates’sexperiencesinMicrosoftuntil2008BBillGates’sstrictparentingrulestohischildrenCBillGates’sfamilyexpenseineverydaylifeDtherelationshipbetweenBillGatesandhischildren10.WhydoGates’childrenoftencomplainwhenreturningfromschool?A.Becausetheydon’tattendschoolatall.B.Becausetheydon’tunderstandwhytheirfathergivesmoneyaway.C.Becausetheydon’thaveenoughpocketmoney.D.Becausetheyaren’tallowedtobuyaphoneuntil13yearsolD.11.TheunderlinedwordphilanthropyinParagraph9means_____A.charityB.wealthC.fortuneD.software12.WhichofthefollowingcanbesttellthemainideaofBillGates’inTheTodayShow?A.Healthiswealth.B.A.birdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.C.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.D.WisdominthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehanD.
FrankSmithsonwokeupandleanedovertoturnoffthealarmclock.Ohno!hethoughttohimself.AnotherdayatthatofficeabosswhoshoutsatmeallthetimE.AsFrankwentdownstairshiseyesfellonalargebrownenvelopebythedoor.HewasoverjoyedwhenheopeneditandreadtheletterinsidE.BigwoodsFootballPools赌博公司wouldliketocongratulateyou.Youhavewonhalfamillionpounds.FranksuddenlybecamesoexciteD.Thecigarettefellfromhislipsasheletoutshoutthatcouldbeheardhalfwaydownthestreet.At11:30Frankarrivedatwork.Pleaseexplainwhyyou'resolatehisbosssaiD.GoandjumpinthelakerepliedFrank.I'vejustcomeintoalittlemoneysothisisgood-byE.Findyourselfsomeoneelsetoshoutat.ThateveningFrankwassmokingaveryexpensiveHavanacigarwhenaknockwasheardonthedoor.Herushedtothedoor.Outsideweretwomenneatlydressedingreysuits.MrSmithsononeofthemsaidwe'refromBigwoodsPools.I'mafraidthere'sbeenaterriblemistake5.WhatdoweknowaboutFrank?A.Hedidn'tmakealotofmoney.B.Hewasaluckyperson.C.Hedidn'tgetonwellwithhisboss.D.Hewasalazyman6.WhenheheardtheknockatthedoorFrankprobablythought____..A.someonehadcometomakeanapology.B.someonehadcometogivehimthemoney.C.hisfriendshadcometoaskaboutthefootballpools.D.hisfriendshadcometocongratulatehimonhisluck.7.Onhearingthere'sbeenaterriblemistakeFrankwasmostlikelytobe___.A.excitedB.worriedC.nervousD.disappointed
TherewasafarmerinAfricanamedHafizwhowashappyandcontent.Hewashappybecausehewascontent.Hewascontentbecausehewashappy.Onedayawisemancametohimandtoldhimaboutthegloryofdiamondsandthepowerthatgoesalongthem.ThewisemansaysIfyouhadadiamondthesizeofyourthumbyoucouldhaveyourowncity.Ifyouhadadiamondthesizeofyourfistyoucouldprobablyownyourowncountry.Andthenhewentaway.Thatnightthefarmercouldn’tsleep.Hewasunhappyandhewasdiscontent.Hewasunhappybecausehewasdis-contentanddiscontentbecausehewasunhappy.Thenextmorninghemadearrangementstoselloffhisfarmtookcareofhisfamilyandwentinsearchofdiamonds.HelookedalloverAfricaandcouldn’tfindany.HelookedallthroughEuropeandcouldn’tfindany.WhenhegottoSpainhewasemotionallyphysicallyandfinanciallybrokE.HegotsodisheartenedthathethrewhimselfintotheBarcelonaRiverandcommittedsuicidE.Backhomethepersonwhohadboughthisfarmwaswateringthecamelsatastreamthatranthroughthefarm.Acrossthestreamtheraysofthemorningsunhitastoneandmadeitsparklelikearainbow.Hethoughtitwouldlookgoodonthemantelpiece壁炉架.Hepickedupthestoneandputitinthelivingroom.Thatafternoonthewisemancameandsawthestonesparkling.HeaskedIsHafizback?ThenewownersaidNowhydoyouask?ThewisemansaidBecausethatisadiamonD.IrecognizeonewhenIseeonE.ThemansaidNothat’sjustastoneIpickedupfromthestream.ComeI’llshowyou.TherearemanymorE.Theywentandpickedsomesamplesandsentthemforanalysis.Sureenoughthestoneswerediamonds.Thewisemanknewthatthefarmwasindeedcoveredwithacresandacresofdiamonds.4.WhenthewisemantoldHafizaboutdiamonds.A.HafizbelievedhewantedtohelphimB.heknewmanydiamondsareonthefarmC.hebelievedHafizwouldcontrolthecityD.heknewHafizwouldsharethemwithhim5.WhydidHafizfeelunhappy?A.Becausethewisemanleft.B.BecausehisfarmwassolD.C.Becausehecouldn’tfindanydiamonD.D.Becausehewantedtobecamewealthier.6.WhatledtoHafiz’skillinghimself?A.Hisbeingthrownintoariver.B.Histotalfailureofdiamondseeking.C.OnlylookingfordiamondsinEuropE.D.Findingoutlotsofdiamondsonhisfarm.7.Theauthorintendstotellusinourdailylifeweshould.A.realizeandpickouropportunityB.seekforopportunityeverywhereC.feelhappyandsatisfiedwithourselvesD.learntoturntootherswhenintrouble
MartinLynchanAmericanbusinessmanhadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexicanfishingvillageforanumberofyears.OnemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeachhesawhisfriendPabloPerezalocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatandpackthefishinabox.MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallargefishintheboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish.JustafewhoursrepliedPablo.MartinaskedWhydidn’tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?IhaveenoughformyfamilyPablosaiD.Andwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?askedMartin.ItakeanapplaywithmychildrenspendtimewithmywifeandgointothevillagetoseemyfriendsandplaycardsIhaveafullandbusylifE.MartinexplainedthatifPabloworkedlongerhoursandcaughtmorefishhecouldmakemoremoney.WiththeextramoneyPablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmoneymorefish.BysellingthefishPablocouldopenhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.Thenwhat?askedPablo.WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCitytorunthebusiness.FinallyyouwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsofdollarsrepliedMartin.Howlongwillthattake?askedPablo.Martinthoughtforawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.AndthenwhataskedPablo.Wellthat’sthebestpartMartinsaiD.Youwillbeabletoretirebuyahouseneartheoceansleeplongerplaywithyourchildrenspendmoretimewithyourwifeseeyourfriendsandplaycards.51.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?A.A.businessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriends.B.A.businessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.C.A.businessmanwantstobecomeabusinessman.D.A.businessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.52.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis______________.A.manyfriendstovisithimB.afullandbusylifeC.moreboatsandmorefishD.thehouseneartheocean53.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessman’sview?A.Bybuyingasupermarket.B.TomovetoMexicoCity.C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.54.Theunderlinedwordunloadinthepassagemeans____________.A.putintoB.takeawayfromC.breakdownD.setoff55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________.A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislifeB.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicoCityC.thebusinessmanwillbuythefisherman’sboatD.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish
ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership—ashopsellingcars—wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou—twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.28.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscar29.Whathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.30.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause________.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistance31.Bytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow________.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket毯子overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.TheairhostessspoketoherbuttheoldladysaidIhaveneverbeeninaplanebeforeandIamfrighteneD.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!ThenthecaptaincamE.HesaidMadamIamthecaptainofthisplanE.Theweatherisfinetherearenocloudsintheskyandeverythingisgoingverywell.ButshecontinuedtohidE.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.ThentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaidIamsorryyoungmanbutIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonethingShecontinuedkindlyYouandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!1.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glassesB.ablanketoverherheadC.acoatD.abasket2.Shedidn’twantto________.A.takeitoffB.turnitoffC.getonD.talkaboutit3._________spoketoher.A.TheairhostessB.ThemannexttoherC.herhusbandD.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroadB.homeC.inaplaneD.inhospital5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagainB.totravelC.togoabroadD.togohome
Christmaswastwodaysaway.HadthepackageswithacamerainalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastree?ThatwastheonlythingthatIhadlongedfor.A.milliontimesIhadkeptdroppinghintstomyparents.TakingphotosismyfavoritE.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamerA.I’malwaystryingtosnap抓拍thosewonderfulmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor---abigpinkcat.Myheartsank.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.JennyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican’twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforamoment?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame---howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat!JennythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgettingIaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You’llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.IpulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofindMycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera---mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile---andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.1.TheunderlinedphrasefallshortinParagraph1probablymeans_____.A.betooexpensiveB.benotgoodenoughC.becomeshortafterfallingD.droptotheground2.WhydidJenny’sheartsinkatfirst?A.Hermotherrefusedtotalktoher.B.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.C.HerpresentwasnotwellwrappeD.D.HermotherforgottobuyheranyChristmasgift.3.Wecanlearnformthepassagethat________.A.JennywashappytoacceptthepinkcatB.Jenny’smotherboughtheracameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentC.JennythoughtitwasOKtohaveanoldcameraD.Jenny’smotherknewwhatshewantedasaChristmasgift4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LovecannotbeboughtB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.ChristmaswishthatcametrueD.MyMotherisalwaysinmyheart
GeorgeBankswasacleverjournalist.Heworkedforagoodnewspaperandhelikedarguingverymuch.Hearguedwithanybodyandaboutanything.Sometimesthepeoplewhomhearguedwithwereascleverashewasbutoftentheywerenot.Hedidnotmindarguingwithstupidpeopleatall:heknewthathecouldneverpersuadethemtoagreebecausetheycouldneverreallyunderstandwhathewassayingandthestupidertheywerethesurertheywerethattheywereright;butheoftenfoundthatstupidpeoplesaidveryamusingthings.AttheendofoneargumentwhichGeorgehadwithoneoftheselesscleverpeoplethemansaidsomethingwhichGeorgehasalwaysrememberedandwhichhasalwaysamusedhim.ItwasWellSiryoushouldneverforgetthis:therearealwaysthreeanswerstoeveryquestion:youanswermyanswerandthecorrectanswer.25.ItseemedtoGeorgeasif________.A.itwasmoreinterestingtoarguewithascleverpeopleashewasB.itwasmoreinterestingtoarguewithcleverpeoplethanwithstupidonesC.itwasnogoodarguingwithstupidpeopleD.itwasmoreinterestingtoarguewithstupidpeoplethanwithcleverones26.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat________.A.GeorgedidnothingbutarguewithothersB.WhatGeorgesaidwasdifficulttounderstandC.GeorgealwayswontheargumentsD.Georgewasamanfullofsenseofhumour27.Whydidn’tGeorgemindarguingwithstupidpeople?Because________A.hewantedtowintheargumentsB.hewantedtomaketheargumentsmoreheatedC.whatstupidpeoplesaidcouldoftengivehimgreaterpleasureD.stupidpeoplecouldbeeasilyfooled28.Whatoneofthestupidpeoplesaidattheendofoneargumentcouldbeconsideredvery________.A.strangeB.cleverC.stupidD.special
WhenIwasinmythirdyearatuniversitymyroommateswereAmericanfootballerssoIdecidedtojointhem.Irememberseeingtheminfrontofmewearingpads防护垫andthinkingtheyweregoingtokillmE.Igottackled阻截sohardthatIwasfrighteneD.ButthenIrealizeditwasjustphysicalcontact.I’vebeenaddictedsincE.Thefundamentalaimofthegameistoscorebyrunningwiththeballintoorreceivingtheballinsidetheopposition’sendzonE.Everyplayeronthefieldhasasetresponsibility.I’marunningback.MyjobisusingmyspeedstrengthandskilltocarrytheballandkeeprunninguntileitherIscoreorIgetputdown.Anditdoeshurt.I’vebrokentwofingersandhurtmyshoulderbuttheworstwaswhenItrappedtheligaments韧带inthebackofmyleg.Ihadtotakeayearout.Butnoneofthatputmeoff-allIcouldthinkwashowIwasgoingtocomebackstronger.BesidestrainingwiththeteamInowhavemygymroutinetogetfitterfasterandstronger.AlthoughpeoplethinkAmericanfootballisaggressivethere’smuchmoretoit.Everyteamhasitsownplaybookoutingeveryone’sroleindifferentscenes.Myplaybookwas73pageslong.Wordscan’tdescribehowitfeelswhenitallcomestogetheronthefielD.Americanfootballhaschangedmylifeforthebetter.I’velearnedtimemanagementhowtotakeresponsibilityformyactionsandhowmuchItreasurebeingpartofateam.Withinthefourlinesofthefielditisphysical.Emotionsrunhigh.Ifyou’reontheopposingteamyouaremyenemy.Butoncethegameisdonewe’relikeabigfamily.32.Theauthor’sbodypartswerehurtEXCEPT__________.A.hisarmB.hisshoulderC.hislegD.hisfinger33.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.TheauthorwasverydelightedwhenfirstplayingB.TheauthorhasbenefitedmorethansufferingfromthesportC.TheauthorbegantoplayatthebeginningofhisuniversitylifeD.PlayingAmericanfootballisverypopularamonguniversitystudents34.HowdoestheauthorfindhisplayingAmericanfootball?A.RelaxingB.ChallengingC.BoringD.Rewarding35.Thepassageismanlyabout_______.A.therulesofplayingAmericanfootballB.howpainfulitistoplaythesportC.howthesporthaschangedtheauthor’slifeD.thereasonfortheauthorplayingAmericanfootball
ClaudeMonetwasbornonNovember141840inParisbuthespentmostofhischildhoodinLeHavreacityofsouthernFrancE.BythetimehewasfifteenMonethadbecomepopularasacaricaturist漫画家.Throughanexhibitionofhisdrawingsatalocalframeshopin1858MonetmettheFrenchlandscapepainterEugeneLouisBoudinwhointroducedMonettooutdoorpaintinganactivitythatsoonbecamehislife’swork.By1859MonethaddevotedhimselftoacareerasanartistandbegantospendasmuchtimeinPairsaspossiblE.Duringthe1860shemetEdouardManet.WithotherambitiousFrenchpainterstheyformedtheimpressionistschool.WorkingoutsideMonetpaintedsimplelandscapesandhebegantohavesomesuccess.AshisstyledevelopedhoweverMonetbrokeonetraditionalartisticconvention常规afteranother.Hisexperimentswithbrightcolorbecamemoreandmoredaringandheseemedtocuthimselfofffromthepossibilityofasuccessfulcareerasaconventionalpaintersupportedbytheartestablishment.In1874Monetandhisfriendsdecidedtoorganizetheirownexhibition.TheycalledthemselvesindependentsbutthepresssoonlabeledthemimpressionistsbecauseoneofMonet’spaintingshadbornethetitleImpression:SunrisE.Thenthenamestuck.Bythemid-1880sMonetgenerallyregardedastheleaderoftheimpressionistschoolhadachievedrecognitionandfinancialsecurity.In1890hewasabletobuyahouseinthevillageofGivernynotfarfromParisandtherehebegantobuildawatergarden—awaterlilypondwithaJapanesebridgE.Beginningin1906paintingsofthepondandthewaterliliesoccupiedhismindfortherestofhislifE.HisfamousseriesWaterLiliespaintedbetween1990and1926clearlyshowstheartist’sstronginterestincolorandproducesaremarkable不寻常的visualeffect.DespitefailingeyesightMonetcontinuedtopaintalmostuptothetimeofhisdeathonDecember51926atGiverny.32.WeknowfromthepassagethatMonet_________.A.spendmostofhischildhoodinParisB.devotedhiswholelifetopaintingpeopleC.mainlyreliedontraditionalpaintingskillsD.wasgreatlyinfluencedbyBoudin33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutimpressionists?A.Theyformedaninfluentialartisticschoolinthe1850s.B.TheygotthenamepartlybecauseofapaintingofMonet’s.C.Theyareconventionalpainters.D.Theyarefondofusingdarkcolor.34.What’stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoMonet?A.MonetboughtahouseinthevillageofGiverny.B.MonetgottoknowEdouardManet.C.Monetbecametheleaderoftheimpressionistschool.D.Monetbegantopainthispondandwaterlilies.A.abdcB.cbdaC.dbacD.bcad35.ItcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatMonet_________.A.spenttherestofhislifeinLeHavreB.changedhispaintingstylemanytimesC.continuedtopaintwhenhebecameoldD.wasunknownuntilmanyyearsafterhisdeath
IwaswalkingwithafriendyesterdaywhenIfoundaXiao-Micellphoneinapuddleofmeltedsnow.Ipickeditupanditstillworked!IstartedlookingthroughthecontactlistandcallingnumberstoseeifIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas.Unfortunatelyonlyonepersonansweredandshedidn’trecognizedthenumberthatIwascalling.ShemadeacommentofItisjustsonicethatyouaretryingtofindoutwhosephoneitis.Sincethatladydidn’tknowwhosephoneitwasmyfriendsuggestedthatwegobacktothestreetandthehousethatwefoundtheXiao-Miphoneinfrontof.IknockedonthedoorandtwocollegeagepeopleanswereD.Theyhadn’tlosttheirphonesbutasItoldthemthestoryandmentionedsomenamesonthecontactlisttheyoungmansaidthathehadthosenamesalsoanditmustbethephoneofoneoftheirfriends.ThenbothofthepeoplecommentedonhowwonderfulitwasthatItookthetimetofindtheowner.Ireallydidn’thaveanythingtosaybecauseinmymindIwasjustdoingtherightthing.Ineverconsideredkeepingthephone—itwasn’tminE.IimmediatelytriedtofindtheownerbecausethatisexactlywhatIwouldwantsomeonetodoifeitherIormyfamilymemberslosttheirphones.Sometimeshelpingothersisjustdoingtherightthing.AnditfeltawesomewhenIfoundoutitwouldgetbacktotheowner.ThebestpartwasIdidn’tsaywhoIwas—giveanamenumber—becausedoingtherightthingfeltawesomeandwasmorethanenoughforme!33.Theauthormademanycallswiththecellphonehepickedupto_________A.callthepoliceB.callhisfriendsforhelpC.findthephone’sownerD.checkwhetherthephonewouldwork34.Howdidtheauthorfinallyfindtheowner?A.HemetafriendofthephoneownerB.HeputupalostandfoundnoticeC.HecalledthepersonsonthecontactlistD.Hemettheownerofthephonewhowassearchingalongthestreet.35.Whatmadetheauthorwanttofindthephone’sownerimmediately?A.FearofbeinglaughedatbyothersB.TheencouragementfromhisfrienD.C.ThephonewasveryexpensiveD.Hisdesirablewayofthesamesituationhewouldmeet.
Onedayacollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalongtheysawapairofoldshoeslyinginthepath.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sworD.ThestudentturnedtotheprofessorsayingLet’splayatrickonhim:wecanhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosebushesandwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.Myyoungfriendansweredtheprofessorweshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerichandmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebyhelpingthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoeandthenwehideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoverywillaffecthim.Thestudentdidsoandtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandwalkedacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.WhileputtingonhiscoteheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoesfeelingsomethingharD.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.AstonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisfacE.Hefixedhiseyesonthecointurneditroundandlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedonallsidesbutnopersonwasseen.Heputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoebuthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.HefelluponhiskneeslookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgivinginwhichhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreadWhomthetimelyhelpfromsomeunknownhandwouldsavefromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplyaffectedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.Nowsaidtheprofessoraren’tyoumuchmorepleasedtodothantoplayyourintendedtrickThestudentrepliedYouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.24.Thestudentwantedtoplayatrickonthepoormanto______.A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson25.Afterfindingthetwocoinsthemanfelt______.A.HelplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful26.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris______.A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious27.WhatdosethestoryintendtotellusA.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
During70yearsofmarriageJackPotterhaskeptadiary.HehadalwaystakennotesabouthisdaysbutwhenhemetPhyllisClaysonatawartimedancein1941hehadevenmoretowriteabout.TheyfellinlovewitheachotheratfirstsightandtheyhavebeentogethereversincE.JackPotterwasintheRoyalEngineersatthetimE.Whenthedanceendedhecouldn'twaittogetbackhomeandwriteItwasaveryniceevening.Idancedwithaverynicegirl.Ihopetomeetheragain.FromthatdayonhekeptbriefnotesofeverydayeventsthathappenedintheirlifE.Theygotmarried16monthslater.Thenheworkedinconstruction建筑andsheworkedasatypist.TheyhadnochildrenbuttheyhadeachotherandJackPotterhadhisdiaries.After50yearsofmarriagePhyllismovedintoacarehomebecauseofdementia痴呆.AndthatiswhereJackPottervisitshereveryday.Dementiamayhaverobbed使丧失herofmemoriesbutJackPotterkeepsthemforherinhisdiaries.HereadsthemtohershowshertheirphotographsandhelpsherrememberthethingstheyhavedonE.Theyhavealwaysbeendevotedtoeachotherthroughtheseyearsofmarriageacceptingwhatevercomestheirway.Shestillmeetshimwithopenarmswhenhevisits.Hestillreadsherthememorieshermindcannolongerholdonitsown.31.In1941JackPotter________.A.gotmarriedtoatypistB.wastooshytotalktogirlsC.gottoknowPhyllisClaysonD.hadnothingtodobutdance32.AftergettingmarriedJackPotter________.A.begantokeepadiaryB.learnttobecomeadancerC.sufferedalotfromdementiaD.becameaconstructionworker33.JackPotterkeepshiswife'smemoriesaliveby______________________.A.readingherthediarieshehaskeptB.askinghertoreadhisdiariesC.dancingwithhereverydayD.teachinghertotakephotos34.Theauthorwrotethetextmainlyto________.A.showuswhattrueloveisB.talkabouthowtolivealonglifeC.discusshowtopreventdementiaD.suggestthateveryonekeepadiary
Theconnectionsharedbygrandparentsandgrandchildrenissomethingveryspecialanddespitethechangingfamilysituationitstillremainsstrongacrossgenerations.Formostofusourgrandparentswereourfirstbestfriendstheoneswithwhomwesharedoursecretsandourpain.Inmajorityofthecasesgrandparentswouldhavebabysat照看theirgrandchildrenwhileparentswerebusyworkinganddidn'thavemuchtimefortheirchildren.EvenasakidgrowsuptheloveandaffectionforgrandparentsneverdiesandformanyteensvisitinggrandparentsorlivingwiththeminthesamehouseisapleasurE.KedarPatwaryamasscommunicationstudentsaysIoftenenduphavinglongconversationswithmygrandfatherabouttheevolutionofIndiansocietyandIreallyadmirehimforthepatiencewithwhichheanswersallmyquestions.Manyteenagersfeelthattheirparentstreatthemasgrown-upswhiletheirgrandparentsgivethemmuchfreedom.LeelaNarayananagrandmothersaysthatshelovestopamperhergrandchildrenandcookfavoritedishesforthem.Shefurtheraddsthathereldestgranddaughterwhoisnow19wasbroughtupbyhertillshewasfourandtheclosenesstheysharedremainsthesameevennow.AttimesthegapgenerationplaysanegativerolewhengrandparentsfinditdifficultadjustingtothemodernlifestylE.Technologyiswhatworksagainstthisrelationship.Youngsters'beingcrazyaboutwithgadgetsleavesthemwithnotimefortheirlovedones.MariaKuttyisagrandmotherto12kids.HerfacelightsupeverytimehergrandchildrenarementioneD.Butshehasonecomplaint.AllmychildrenstayclosetomebutwhentheycometovisitandIwanttospendtimewiththemIcan'tfindthemanywherE.Theyonlyhavetimeforclickety-clacketythingsintheirhands.SometimestheylistentoloudmusicandtalkaboutthingsIdon'tunderstanD.IfeelverysadwhenIthinkofallthosetimesshesays.12.TheauthorusesKedarPatwaryasanexample______.A.toshowIndiansocietyisfullofperfectharmonyB.tostressallthechildrenadmiretheirgrandparentsC.toshowgrandparentsgetonwellwithgrandchildrenD.toindicategrandparentsareallgoodbabysitters13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpampermeaninthepassage?A.Spoil.B.RaisE.C.ManagE.D.EducatE.14.Thegapgenerationsometimesisnegativebecause_______.A.grandchildrencan'tfitinwithmodernlifestyleB.grandparentsareeagertoknowmoretechnologyC.grandchildrenareaddictedtotheirdigitalproductsD.grandparentssparednotimewiththeirgrandchildren15.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A.BygivingexamplE.B.ByfollowingtheorderoftimE.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.ByhispersonalexperiencE.
BenjaminFranklinwasbornintoalargefamily.HisfatherJosiahwasacandlemaker.Hisfatherwantedhimtotakeoverthefamilybusinesswhenhegrewupbuthewasn'tinteresteD.TohelpBendecideonacareerJosiahtookhimonlongwalksaroundBostonsohecouldobservemendoingtheworkoftheirtradE.Benjaminlearnedhowtodomanythingsduringtheseexcursionsbuthedidn'twanttopursue追求追赶anyofthetrades.WhenBenwastwelveyearsoldhisfathersenthimtohisolderbrotherJameswhowasaprinter.Benworkedtwelvehoursadayintheprintingshopbutstillfoundtimetoeducatehimself.Thoughheonlyhadtwoyearsofformalschoolinghetaughthimselfforeignlanguagesandreadbooksongrammarscienceandmath.LaterBenwenttoPhiladelphiA.Hestartedhisownsuccessfulprintingbusinessandpublishedanewspaper.Peoplefrequentlyquote节选fromhissayingssuchthingsasEarlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthywealthyandwiseandApennysavedisapennyearned.HeinventedtheFranklinstove炉子whichprovidedbetterheatfortheirhomes.HerefusedtopatenttheFranklinstoveandthelightningrodbecausehethoughtmorepeoplewouldbenefitfromtheinventionsifhedidnotpatentthem.Heprovedthatlightningandelectricityarethesamethingusingakitestringandkeyinathunderstorm.HisexperimentsearnedhimfamE.HewasalsoawardedhonorarydegreesfromHarvardandYaleeventhoughhelackedformalschooling.HealsoworkedtoputanendtoslaveryinAmericalongbeforeotherstookupthecausE.Somesaywhenhediedin1790thewholeworldwentintomourning.20000peoplehonoredhimathisfuneralinPhiladelphiA.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexcursionsmeaninthepassage?A.coursesB.careersC.toursD.trades33.HowdidtheauthordescribeBenjamininthepassage?A.Admiringly.B.Humorously.C.Critically.D.Objectively.34.BenjaminrefusedtopatenttheFranklinstovebecause.A.hethoughtitnotveryperfectB.hehopedhecouldhelpothersC.morepeoplecouldinventitD.thestovewasnotworthpatenting35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Hisexperimentswereexcitingbutdangerous.B.HisinventionssavedAfricanAmericans.C.HisfuneralisthebiggestinAmericanhistory.D.HisdeathisagreatlosstothewholeworlD.
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