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Last Sunday, I waked into the house in the afternoon to find my brother rushing around in a hurry. As soon as I took my coat off, my little brother placed a bunch of papers in my hands and asked me to fold them up so they could fit into an envelope as quickly as possible. He said it needed to get done quickly before it turned dark.
I was a little surprised that something could be so urgent on a Sunday. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I actually looked at what I was folding. After I read it, it put the biggest smile on my face. It was a lovely letter to all the residents (居民)in my neighborhood. My brother was asking everyone to let him know if anyone needed help. He left his contact information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would figure something out. He also asked people to get in touch if they were able to help out.
London received an unusual amount of snow last week, and the city was completely under- prepared for it. So it was quite difficult to get anywhere. Only the major roads had been cleared, and smaller roads and pavements could be quite treacherous. There are a good number of old people in our little community. So my brother thought that the snow may have posed (造成)some difficulty for some of them, particularly because we live on a hill.
A few elderly people got in touch with him asking for help for things they needed. One of them was especially grateful because his caregiver couldn’t make it. To our surprise, he got more responses from people offering to help. Then he received help from people who wanted to help. Everyone was really touched and wrote to my brother wonderful email. One of our neighbors wrote email saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having a neighbor like him who puts other people’s interests first.”
小题1:The author’s brother wrote the letter to _______.
A.ask for help from his neighbors
B.give a hand to those in need of help
C.require his neighbors to clear the snow
D.raise money for the old people in his community
小题2:What can we learn from the text?
A.Few people were willing to help out.
B.The snow was unexpectedly heavy.
C.Most residents in the community are elderly people.
D.The community was completely cut off from the outside world.
小题3:The underlined word “treacherous” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.
A.dirtyB.dangerousC.safeD.crowded
小题4: One of their neighbors sent email to the author’s brother to ________.
A.express thanksB.lend a hand
C.show appreciationD.ask for help

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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
文章讲述的是作者的哥哥在当地下了非常大的雪之后,主动向别人提供帮助,并赢得了大家的认可和感激。
小题1:事实细节题,根据第二段 It was a lovely letter to all the residents (居民)in my neighborhood. My brother was asking everyone to let him know if anyone needed help. He left his contact information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would figure something out可知,他的哥哥是想帮助那些需要帮助的人。
小题2:推理判断题,根据第三段London received an unusual amount of snow last week, and the city was completely under- prepared for it. So it was quite difficult to get anywhere可以,这次的雪下的非常大。
小题3:猜测词义题,根据后面的There are a good number of old people in our little community. So my brother thought that the snow may have posed (造成)some difficulty for some of them, particularly because we live on a hill可知,小路上有很多雪没有清理,对于老年人来说非常的危险。
小题4:推理判断题,根据One of our neighbors wrote email saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having a neighbor like him who puts other people’s interests first可知,他的邻居是对他赞赏。
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Not many foreigners can say that they have lived in China for as long as I have. Perhaps some can hack(应对) it for about two or three years and then they want to either go back home or move on to another country. As for me, I cannot get 36 of this place. I love it here so much and I honestly believe that I am very comfortable here. It feels just like 37. And, here 38 the story.
It was August 2001 and I had just said 39 to my family and friends as I 40 to Los Angeles International Airport to catch my 41 to Incheon, South Korea which would then 42 me to Beijing. When I arrived in LA I was very excited and a little 43 because I didn"t know what to 44 when I arrived in China. It 45 like receiving a wrapped gift and you had no idea what was in it 46 you opened it. As I 47 the Korean Airlines 48 desk I gave the attendant(空乘人员) my ticket. He looked at me and said, "I"m sorry, sir. This flight was yesterday." I was in 49 and lost for words. The attendant told me I had to wait several hours until they could 50 whether I could get onto another flight.
I was so afraid at this time that I called my mother and frantically(狂乱地) told her," I missed my flight! I don"t think I can go to 51! I"m better off going back to Washington, DC!" That"s when she 52 I call my leader in China and ask whether I could still go there. Looking 53 all of the papers I found a phone number and called the Beijing office. 54, my leader was there and assured me I could still join the group. Also, KAL had a seat for me on the next flight. So, after 24 hours and a 55 in Korea, I arrived in Beijing. I don"t know what my feeling was, but I wasn"t tired because I had finally arrived and I just wanted to look around the city. As I traveled to the hotel in the car I saw all the wonderful buildings, friendly people and interesting sites. I was so happy to be here.
小题1:
A.manyB.muchC.enoughD.little
小题2:
A.home B.familyC.houseD.country
小题3:
A.saysB.goesC.tellsD.talks
小题4:
A.helloB.sorry C.goodD.goodbye
小题5:
A.headedB.walkedC.settledD.jogged
小题6:
A.trainB.flightC.busD.ship
小题7:
A.adjustB.leadC.conductD.adapt
小题8:
A.surprisedB.annoyedC.adsurdD.nervous
小题9:
A.happenB.seeC.expect D.know
小题10:
A.felt B.lookedC.seemedD.sounded
小题11:
A.afterB.whenC.whileD.until
小题12:
A.gotB.arrivedC.approachedD.sat
小题13:
A.check-inB.officeC.check-outD.examine
小题14:
A.shock B.troubleC.dangerD.difficulty
小题15:
A.sureB.confirmC.constructD.ask
小题16:
A.KoreaB.WashingtonC.Los AngelesD.China
小题17:
A.explainedB.suggestedC.orderedD.requested
小题18:
A.aroundB.backC.throughD.for
小题19:
A.Luckily B.SeriouslyC.HonestlyD.Sadly
小题20:
A.visitB.livingC.stopoverD.stay

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My daughter recently asked me what a Travel Agency does. There is one located on our street and it has just been completely rebuilt. I told her that they helped people book their trips and vacations. “Why haven’t we ever been in there?” she wanted to know. “Because we do everything ourselves online these days” I explained. “But why do it yourself if other people want to do it for you?” she wondered out loud.
The answer is that the travel agency makes a little bit of money on each ticket you book through them. If you book your ticket yourself, online, you save that money. Saving money sounds great except that when you think about it you typically spend three evenings comparing prices to end up saving $30 on a $300 trip. All those $30 discounts add up of course so I guess we should be happy with that.
Still, how bad is it really to pay someone $30 and trust them to buy you something decent? Wouldn’t you say your free evenings are worth more than $10 a piece?
Consider books for a moment. Buying your book at Amazon saves you maybe 30% to 40% on each book. Add to that the convenience of shopping from home and getting the package delivered to your home address. So far so good.
Unfortunately that does mean you spend way too much time browsing Amazon. com while you could do something fun instead. Like maybe reading an actual book?
Then the package arrives and you aren’t home and end up having to pick it up at the local post- office. All in all I wonder how much time I end up investing in the whole process.
Time sounds free, but to most of us, it is more valuable than money.
The Internet Economy promised to get rid of the middle-men and we loved it. Somehow, I’m starting to get the feeling that we ourselves ended up doing the work of that middle-men we were so eager to get rid of.
In any project you can always pick two of these: fast, cheap or good. We seem to have focused a lot on ‘cheap’ and ‘good’ but the extra time we need to invest to keep it ‘fast’ comes out of our own pockets.
You can always make more money but you can never make more time.
小题1:What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
A.It mainly shows the curiosity of the author’s daughter.
B.It indicates that the Internet has influenced our daily life.
C.It tells us the importance of a travel agency.
D.It shows why people need a travel agency.
小题2:What’s the author’s attitude towards the Internet Economy?
A.The author thinks online shopping saves time and is a convenient way to buy products.
B.The author worries about sending personal information over the internet.
C.The author doesn’t think online shopping is satisfactory in every way.
D.The author likes the convenience but is concerned about the e-commerce environment.
小题3:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The convenience of the Internet Economy.
B.How to save money in the Internet Economy.
C.The hidden cost of the Internet Economy.
D.How to save time in the Internet Economy.

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children’s books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It tells the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit entering a magical world called Wonderland. She has many experiences which seem to change the rules of reasoning or common sense. The popularity of the book comes from its imagination, interesting story, and art work.
The writer of the book is Lewis Carroll. In fact, Lewis Carroll was not the writer’s real name. His real name was Charles Dodgson. One day, he took a boat ride down the Thames River to have a picnic with three little girls who were friends of the family. To keep them entertained on the ride, he told them a story in which Alice, the middle child, was the main character. They enjoyed the story very much.
Charles later wrote the story down under the name Alice’s Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George suggested to Charles that he make a book from his story. Charles then wrote more parts to the story until it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The book was an immediate success. One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a collection of all of Lewis Carroll’s works. She was surprised to find that they included many works on math. In fact, Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on reasoning that appear in his books and poems.
Since the story was first printed, it has kept selling up to the present day. It has been translated into over fifty languages and has had several movies based on it.
小题1:The passage is mainly about _________.
A.Charles’ family life
B.the birth of a book and its lasting influences
C.a magical world called Wonderland
D.a girl’s adventurous experiences
小题2:Who first had the idea of making a book from the story “Alice Adventures Under Ground”?
A.AliceB.CharlesC.GeorgeD.John
小题3:Which of the following is the right order of the passage?
a. Charles gave his story to Alice as a Christmas present.
b. Charles had a picnic with three little girls on the Thames.
c. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first printed in 1866.
d. More parts were added to the story by Charles.
e. The book won a large number of fans.
A.c-b-a-d-eB.c-a-b-e-dC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-c-e-d

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My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36  .
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she    37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother   38  babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39 
to trust her. She 40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y  41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42      brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43     whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her  44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45 been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the  46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes  47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
小题1:
A.leadershipB.controlC.instructionD.influence
小题2:
A.noticedB.keptC.watchedD.felt
小题3:
A.admiresB.adoresC.adoptsD.praises
小题4:
A.obviousB.difficultC.necessaryD.natural
小题5:
A.sangB.dealtC.spokeD.played
小题6:
A.insteadB.finallyC.yetD.anyhow
小题7:
A.boughtB.consideredC.comparedD.switched
小题8:
A.hear B.acceptC.need D.understand
小题9:
A.planB.adviceC.secretD.speech
小题10:
A.alwaysB.frequentlyC.seldomD.occasionally
小题11:
A.desireB.motivationC.purposeD.ability
小题12:
A.relationshipB.respectC.trustD.kindness

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Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.
Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.
Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen’s card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Don’t forget to give your mother’s card back to her when you see her again.”
Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.
小题1:Senior citizens in the story refer to       .
A.those who have special cards
B.old people with special cards
C.people who hold high positions in the government
D.those who wanted to travel cheaply
小题2:Women over sixty       .
A.don’t have to pay for taking buses
B.pay less for their ride if they have a special card
C.have to pay the full price for their ride
D.have to pay their special card
小题3:Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because    .
A.she didn’t know the rule
B.she wasn’t old enough
C.she didn’t know where to get the card
D.she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card
小题4:Mrs. Matthews felt unhappy on the bus because      .
A.she still had to pay for the ride
B.the card wasn’t hers
C.she felt she was now an old woman
D.the driver found out she was not honest
小题5:The driver whispered to her      .
A.in order to make her feel younger
B.because he thought that she shouldn’t have borrowed her mother’s card
C.because he wanted her to pay the full amount
D.because he knew her mother was still alive

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