The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．same | C．usual | D．right |
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| 小题2: | | A．considered | B．supposed | C．met | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．learning | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题5: | | A．decided | B．continued | C．managed | D．hoped |
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| 小题6: | | A．more | B．less | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题7: | | A．first | B．last | C．next | D．only |
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| 小题8: | | A．interest | B．event | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题9: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusually |
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| 小题10: | | A．felt | B．acted | C．looked | D．discovered |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A |
小题1:根据上文的内容I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him.，可知答案为B。
小题2:本题为根据上下文的内容，可知答案为C，表示遇到的，后置定语。
小题3:根据上文的内容可知答案为life ，表示生活的意思。
小题4:when引导的是时间状语从句，符合题意。
小题5:Manage to do sth，表示设法做某事，故选答案为C
小题6:even在此表示甚至的意思，符合题意。故选答案为D
小题7:根据上下文的内容，可以判断，故选B
小题8:Now they seemed to be his main ___23____. 根据上下文的内容，可知答案为A
小题9:根据上下文的内容: especially when I have changed so much myself可知大啊案为B
小题10:根据上下文章内容，可知答案为A，表示感觉的意思。 |
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Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that their dog hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored (忽略) their neighbor’s nervous little dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie’s owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “ Follow me!”
Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed (夹住) in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals (求助) seriously.
Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals.
Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling(用鼻子爱抚) him to keep his spirits up.
小题1:What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?| A．Brownie and Spotty didn’t like their owners. | | B．Brownie was missing for three days. | | C．Brownie’s family didn’t love him. | | D．Spotty probably knew where Brownie was. |
小题2:According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?| A．Spotty barked loudly at Ted because he was scared. | | B．Ted followed Spotty because Spotty asked him to. | | C．Spotty succeeded in escaping from the trap. | | D．Brownie had nothing to eat that whole week. |
小题3:The underlined phrase “keep his spirits up” in the last paragraph probably means______.| A．feed him | B．praise him | C．comfort him | D．protect him |
小题4:What does the story aim to tell us?| A．Dog is man’s best friend. | | B．Even dogs can have strong friendship. | | C．Dogs are one of the cleverest animals. | | D．Dogs have a special way to look for help. |
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Try this: for a whole day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.
Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a 24- hour cycle. Everyone is unique, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.
Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse on tests and quizzes. And working shifts at night leads to higher rates of heart disease.
“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, Director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
“During the night, we are prepared to sleep,” Shea says. “During the day, we are prepared to eat and move around, If you reverse ( 颠倒) what you are doing, everything is out of phase. That can have adverse consequences.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence suggest?| A．We don’t need to care about time. | | B．We don’t need the clock. | | C．The clock is not useful. | | D．The clock is not remembered. |
小题2:What makes some like to stay up late while others go to bed early?| A．our bodies | B．our minds | C．the clock | D．our unique system |
小题3:Steven Shea suggests ________.| A．when we eat, we are prepared to eat. | | B．when we sleep, we are prepared to sleep | | C．when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are | | D．we are prepared to follow clocklike system |
小题4:“Everything is out of phase.” means________.| A．everything is out of order | | B．everything is bad | | C．everything is good | | D．everything is not controlled |
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Many years ago, a man (16)____Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车). (17)_____ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (18)______ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.
The king was (19)_______ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don"t think you have taught me everything about (20)______.”
“I have taught you (21)______ I know,” (22)______ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (23)______ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (24)______ and drive for long distance, but your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (25)_____ with me. And when you are (26)_____ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (27)_____ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (28)______. If you want to win, you must (29)______ thinking of me, you (30)______ think only of your horse.”
| 小题1: | | A．calls | B．names | C．called | D．name |
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| 小题2: | | A．In | B．After | C．Since | D．Before |
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| 小题3: | | A．times | B．days | C．weeks | D．months |
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| 小题4: | | A．happy | B．glad | C．pleased | D．unhappy |
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| 小题5: | | A．playing | B．racing | C．running | D．working |
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| 小题6: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．told | C．answered | D．spoke |
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| 小题8: | | A．dangerous | B．newer | C．beautiful | D．most important |
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| 小题9: | | A．slowly | B．soon | C．fast | D．slow |
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| 小题10: | | A．catch up | B．do | C．talk | D．help |
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| 小题11: | | A．beside | B．in front of | C．near | D．next to |
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| 小题13: | | A．cows | B．dogs | C．pigs | D．horses |
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| 小题14: | | A．start | B．stop | C．keep | D．begin |
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| 小题15: | | A．mustn"t | B．may | C．must | D．can |
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French Presidents（总统）
Name
| Time for being president of France
| Charles de Gaulle
| 8 January, 1959 – 28 April, 1969
| Georges Pompidou
| 20 June, 1969 – 2 April, 1974
| Valéry Giscard d´Estaing
| 27 May, 1974 – 21 May, 1981
| Francois Mitterrand
| 21 May, 1981 – 17 May, 1995
| Jacques Chirac
| 17 May, 1995 – 16 May, 2007
| Nicolas Sarkozy
| 16 May, 2007— 7 May, 2012
| Francois Hollande
| 7 May, 2012 —
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小题1:Georges Pompidou became president of France on ____________.| A．8 January, 1959 | B．2 April, 1974 | C．20 June, 1969 | D．17 May, 1995 |
小题2:According to the chart（表格）, ______ was president of France for the longest time.| A．Valéry Giscard d´Estaing | B．Jacques Chirac | | C．Francois Mitterrand | D．Charles de Gaulle |
小题3:According to the chart, we know that Nicolas Sarkozy . | A．won’t be the next president of France | | B．was president of France for 6 years | | C．became president of France on 7 May, 2012 | | D．was a very successful president |
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George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a 36 , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She 37 vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to 38 to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39 the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even 40 than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day 41 work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42 the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was 43 to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty 44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45 didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”
| 小题1: | | A．work | B．job | C．child | D．house |
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| 小题2: | | A．grew | B．gave | C．bought | D．knew |
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| 小题3: | | A．make | B．carry | C．bring | D．take |
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| 小题5: | | A．larger | B．bigger | C．worse | D．better |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．before | C．finished | D．began |
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| 小题7: | | A．get out of | B．get along with | | C．come up with | D．catch up with |
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| 小题8: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．interested | D．bored |
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| 小题9: | | A．tired | B．sad | C．clean | D．happy |
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| 小题10: | | A．When | B．What | C．Why | D．Where |
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