I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the 31 society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I 32 hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. 33 the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you 34 have done. Life has become hopelessly 35 . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you 36 things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I 37 at the other end of the town. I was 38 that this simple vehicle could let me 39 long distances in a fairly short time. But how 40 did I really go?
Since I hated to be 41 , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to 42 an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but 43 , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a 44 without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were 45 to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many 46 .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part 47 ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons 48 the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel 49 on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to 50 the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
| 小题1: | | A．adult | B．human | C．consumer | D．bachelor |
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| 小题2: | | A．eventually | B．immediately | C．reluctantly | D．gratefully |
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| 小题3: | | A．Although | B．Because | C．As | D．Unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．would | B．should | C．must | D．could |
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| 小题5: | | A．boring | B．complicated | C．stressful | D．tough |
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| 小题6: | | A．natural | B．mysterious | C．complex | D．unique |
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| 小题7: | | A．gave up | B．broke down | C．calmed down | D．ended up |
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| 小题8: | | A．amazed | B．amused | C．confused | D．concerned |
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| 小题9: | | A．march | B．drive | C．cover | D．measure |
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| 小题11: | | A．unreliable | B．impractical | C．unprepared | D．inaccurate |
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| 小题12: | | A．fix | B．check | C．repair | D．lay |
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| 小题13: | | A．swore | B．added | C．replied | D．concluded |
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| 小题14: | | A．pencil | B．fork | C．box | D．cake |
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| 小题15: | | A．distributed | B．converted | C．applied | D．attached |
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| 小题16: | | A．shapes | B．sizes | C．functions | D．models |
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| 小题17: | | A．loose | B．blank | C．bare | D．incomplete |
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| 小题18: | | A．beside | B．before | C．below | D．behind |
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| 小题19: | | A．sick | B．hungry | C．hot | D．thirsty |
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| 小题20: | | A．consider | B．withdraw | C．make | D．resist |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:B
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本文为记叙文，讲述了我接受了社会学家在电视节目中提出的消费观点，担心成为现代消费社会的受害者，便去邻家商店买了自行车。老板推荐了自行车上的多种装置，甚至烤炉，我无法拒绝，一一购买。实际上我仍然是现代消费社会的受害者。
小题1:考查名词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据本句中的“consuming”和下句中的“consumer society”可知，答案为C。“consumer society”意为“消费社会”。A项意为“成人”，B项意为“人类”，D项意为“单身”，都与语境和文章主题不符。
小题2:考查副词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据本句中的“hurried”，结合语境可知，我立即赶到邻家的自行车商店，B项意为“立即”，符合语境；A项意为“最后，终于”，C项意为“不情愿地”，D项意为“感激地”，都与语境不符。
小题3:考查连词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，当老板在卖自行车给我的时候说……，C项意为“当……时候”，符合句意，故C项正确。A项意为“尽管”，B项意为“因为”，D项意为“除非”，都与句意不符。
小题4:考查情态动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：这是你所能做到的最好的事。could have done意为“能够做到的……”，与语境相符，故D项正确。A项意为“愿意”，B项意为“应当”，C项意为“必须”，都与语境不符。
小题5:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据下句中的“A bicycle is simple…”，结合语境可知，该句意在表达：生活是很复杂的，而自行车是简单的。B项意为“复杂的”，符合句意；A项意为“令人厌烦的”，C项意为“有压力的”，D项意为“艰苦的”，都与语境不符。
小题6:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据本句中的“fresh air, sunshine and exercise”可知，这些都是“自然的”，A项意为“自然的”，符合句意；B项意为“神秘的”，C项意为“复杂的”，D项意为“独一无二的”，都与语境不符。
小题7:考查动词短语辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】该句意为：一段时间之后，我抵达小镇的另一头。D项意为“以……而告终，结束”，符合句意。A项意为“放弃”，B项意为“抛锚”，C项意为“平静下来”，都与语意不符。
小题8:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，对于这中简单工具的作用，我感到很惊奇。A项意为“惊奇的”，B项意为“愉快的”，C项意为“困惑的，不解的”，D项意为“关注的”，都与语意不符。
小题9:考查动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：……这种简单的工具在如此之短的时间内能够让我经过如此长的路程……，cover long distances 意为“经过漫长的路程”，故C项正确。A项意为“行军”，B项意为“驾驶”，D项意为“测量”，都与语境不符。
小题10:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据第二段第一句中“ an odometer”可知，我安装了里程表，是想知道我实际上行了多远，A项意为“远的”，符合句意，故A项正确。B项意为“长的”，C项意为“快的”，D项意为“深的”，都与语意不符。
小题11:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，我在自行车上装里程表，是因为我想知道精确的里程。D项意为“不准确的”，与hated连用，符合语意，故D项正确；A项意为“不可靠的”，B项意为“不适用的”，C项意为“没有准备的”，都与语意不符。
小题12:考查动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：我回去找Johnson先生在自行车上安装了一个里程表。A项意为“安装”，符合句意。B项意为“检查”，C项意为“修理”，D项意为“放置”，都与语意不符。
小题13:考查动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据该句中的“but”结合语境可知，他有补充说了些话，B项意为“补充，增加”，符合语意；A项意为“发誓”，C项意为“回答”，D项意为“总结”，都与语意不符。
小题14:考查名词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】该句意为：有里程表没有速度计，就如有刀却无叉。B项意为“叉”，符合句意。
小题15:】考查动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，这两种装置被绑在手把上，D项意为“绑上，系上”，符合句意。A项意为“贡献”，B项意为“转换”，C项意为“申请”，都与语意不符。
小题16:考查名词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据下句中的“attracted by these functions”可知，这种喇叭小功能却多。C项意为“功能”，符合句意。
小题17:考查形容词词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据语境可知，该句意为：你不能让后座部位空着。C项意为“空的，无遮蔽的”，符合语意。A项意为“松散的”，B项意为“空白的”，D项意为“未完成的”，都与语境不符。
小题18:考查介词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据常理可知，自行车的后座当然在自行车座位的后面。D项意为“在……后面”，故D项正确。
小题19:考查形容词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据本句中的“oven”可知，老板意在推销烤箱，理由是在回家的路上可能饥饿。B项意为“饥饿的”，符合句意。
小题20:考查动词辨析。难度中等。
【解题思路】根据最后一段可知，老板推销成功，故我无法拒绝他的推销。D项意为“抵抗，拒绝”，符合语意。A项意为“考虑”，B项意为“收回”，C项意为“使……”，都与语意不符。 |
核心考点
试题【I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist p】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）
The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag； similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.
The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside , with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.
"I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road； I was speechless. ”
The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible .and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.
“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.
Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said： “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know. ” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.
小题1:The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of .| A．a church | B．a bank | C．a newspaper | D．a magazine |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?| A． The donation amounted to €190,000. | | B．The donation was sent directly to his house. | | C．The money will be used for his education. | | D． His mother felt astonished at the donation. |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that .| A． the donator is a rich old man | | B．the donation will continue to come | | C． the donation comes from the newspaper | | D． the donator will soon be found out |
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?| A． Money Is Raised by the Newspaper | | B． Newspaper Distributes Money to | | C． Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes | | D． Robin Hood Returns to the City |
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At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life，and he obviously knew it.
"You may wonder, Sir Percival,”said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released (免除）from my promise to many you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father"s wishes too much.”
His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.
"No, if we are going to withdraw. (退出）from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine.
“Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawing?’
"A reason that is very hard to tell you," she answered. "There is a change in me.”
His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side.
"What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.
“When the promise was made two years ago,” she said, 44 my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?”
“I wish you to understand, “Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow mc to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive mc and keep my secret."
‘I will do both those things, “he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more.
"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage, “she added quietly.
“No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you, ” he said.
小题1:How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?| A．Angry. | B．Calm. | C．Nervous. | D．Excited. |
小题2:We can learn from the passage that .| A．Laura had once promised to marry Percival | | B．Laura"s father wished to end her marriage | | C．Percival had been married to Laura for two years | | D．Percival asked to be released from the marriage |
小题3:The passage is probably taken out of .| A．a novel | B．a report | C．a diary | D．an essay |
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Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left, and I became increasingly impatient.
At one point along an open road, I came to a crossing with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I drove near the light, it turned red and I made a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of car lamps, but there I sat, waiting for the light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction.
I started wondering why I refused to run the light I was not afraid of being caught, because there was clearly no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no danger in going through it.
Much later that night, the question of why I"d stopped for that light came back to me. I think I
stopped because it"s part of a contract(契约)we all have with each other. It"s not only the law, but it is an agreement we have, and we trust each other to honor it: we don"t go through red lights.
Trust is our first inclination(倾向).Doubting others does not seem to be natural to us. The whole construction of our society depends on mutual(相互)trust, not distrust. We do what we say we"ll do; we show up when we say we"ll show up; and we pay when we say we"ll pay. We trust each other in these matters, and we"re angry or disappointed with the person or organization that breaks the trust we have in them.
I was so proud of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
小题1:Why did the author get impatient while driving?| A．He was lonely on the road. | | B．He was slowed down by a truck. | | C．He got tired of driving too long. | | D．He came across too many traffic lights. |
小题2:What was the author"s immediate action when the traffic light turned red?| A．Stopping still. | | B．Driving through it. | | C．Looking around for other cars. | | D．Checking out for traffic police. |
小题3:The event made the author strongly believe that __________. | A．traffic rules may be unnecessary | | B．doubting others is human nature | | C．patience is important to drivers | | D．a society needs mutual trust |
小题4:Why was the author proud of himself?| A．He kept his promise. | | B．He held back his anger. | | C．He followed his inclination. | | D．He made a right decision. |
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Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 22 work.
I was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26 the job. “Why has my life become so 27 ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 I should keep it 30 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it 31 me – I had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a larger 37 . She asked me if I would 38 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 39 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life.
| 小题2: | | A．successful | B．extra | C．satisfying | D．convenient |
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| 小题3: | | A．driving | B．repairing | C．taking | D．designing |
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| 小题4: | | A．working | B．travelling | C．discussing | D．living |
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| 小题5: | | A．prepared for | B．attended | C．asked for | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．hard | B．busy | C．serious | D．short |
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| 小题8: | | A．wave at | B．drop off | C．call on | D．look for |
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| 小题9: | | A．ordering | B．promising | C．saying | D．showing |
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| 小题10: | | A．in case | B．or else | C．as if | D．now that |
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| 小题11: | | A．hurt | B．hit | C．caught | D．moved |
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| 小题12: | | A．feelings | B．attention | C．strength | D．interests |
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| 小题13: | | A．opinions | B．education | C．experiences | D．life |
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| 小题14: | | A．list | B．book | C．check | D．copy |
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| 小题15: | | A．connect | B．turn | C．keep | D．add |
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| 小题16: | | A．her | B．a passenger | C．me | D．my friend |
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| 小题17: | | A．hospital | B．factory | C．restaurant | D．hotel |
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| 小题18: | | A．listen to | B．review | C．give | D．talk about |
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| 小题19: | | A．plan | B．choice | C．day | D．tour |
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| 小题20: | | A．operation | B．speaking | C．employment | D．thinking |
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On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 36 of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37 from the day before, he took out a large piece of 38 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 39 .
Before long, the young violinist was 40 with people, who were all attracted by the 41 on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 42 . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 44 come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you 45 something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist 46 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 47 it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which 48 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket 50 himself, the violinist said," 51 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 53 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 54 on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.
| 小题2: | | A．Free | B．Away | C．Different | D．Far |
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| 小题3: | | A．paper | B．stone | C．cloth | D．wood |
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| 小题4: | | A．begging | B．shouting | C．playing | D．singing |
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| 小题5: | | A．crowded | B．surrounded | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．money | C．ticket | D．picture |
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| 小题7: | | A．on purpose | B．in a hurry | C．in advance | D．by mistake |
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| 小题8: | | A．looked | B．lived | C．broke | D．rushed |
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| 小题9: | | A．probably | B．certainly | C．recently | D．nearly |
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| 小题11: | | A．handed out | B．gave out | C．sent out | D．took out |
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| 小题12: | | A．tore | B．threw | C．kissed | D．hid |
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| 小题14: | | A．Fortunately | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Generally |
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| 小题16: | | A．Unless | B．Whenever | C．Although | D．Until |
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| 小题17: | | A．often | B．never | C．seldom | D．always |
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| 小题18: | | A．may | B．should | C．must | D．need |
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| 小题19: | | A．air | B．water | C．grass | D．tree |
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| 小题20: | | A．road | B．path | C．chance | D．method |
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