I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ___39___!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something___40___to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ___43___ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. __44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.
___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46___at me because he found it was ___47___to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.
Regardless of their ___50___,I kept on planting my garden and ___51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they___52____to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ___53___my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very___54_ . And now I could say it is my affection for___55___that makes me a real gardener.
| 小题1: | | A．memory | B．dream | C．intention | D．design |
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| 小题2: | | A．please | B．change | C．help | D．annoy |
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| 小题3: | | A．doubt | B．appreciation | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题4: | | A．collect up | B．care about | C．clean up | D．come in |
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| 小题5: | | A．equal | B．similar | C．superior | D．opposite |
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| 小题6: | | A．painful | B．valuable | C．upsetting | D．interesting |
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| 小题7: | | A．come up | B．break out | C．hold on | D．get through |
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| 小题9: | | A．Luckily | B．Cheerfully | C．Regularly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题10: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题11: | | A．shouted | B．laughed | C．glanced | D．jumped |
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| 小题12: | | A．convenient | B．troublesome | C．enjoyable | D．dangerous |
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| 小题13: | | A．sadness | B．displeasure | C．delight | D．relief |
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| 小题14: | | A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |
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| 小题15: | | A．dislike | B．encouragement | C．threat | D．suggestion |
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| 小题16: | | A．decided | B．stopped | C．continued | D．struggled |
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| 小题17: | | A．devote | B．turn | C．respond | D．lead |
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| 小题18: | | A．defeat | B．satisfy | C．respect | D．challenge |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．comfortable | C．strange | D．disappointed |
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| 小题20: | | A．freedom | B．life | C．growth | D．nature |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
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翻译：
十二岁那年，我成为了一个园艺爱好者。不过关于搞园艺，我最初的意图并非起源于我对大自然的热爱，而是故意气气我父母。
当时，我家有个大院子，院子里矗立着一株漂亮的枫树。对于这大自然的杰作，我母亲却经常用一种质疑的眼光看着它。那些金灿灿的树叶，在她看来就是成吨的垃圾。当看到邻居们忙于修葺院落和修剪花木时，我爸爸总是说：“去打扫打扫其他的东西吧。”他老觉得那是在浪费时间。
在那个时候，(由于叛逆，我都不会遂着父母之意，)他们做的任何事，我都会对着干。如果园艺活儿让他们心烦意乱，那我就要给他们种出一个花园来！
于是，我在院子里种上了百合花种子，可惜未能吐芽。我继续种上了向日葵种子和玫瑰花。让我欣喜若狂的是，我发现玫瑰开出了第一株花。接着，一朵接一朵，玫瑰花儿次第露头了。最后，我自己也被这方小小的神奇的花圃深深打动了……
然而，我父母对我的花圃毫无兴致。我父亲因为想跨过我的花圃走到车道而费尽周章，他甚至向我咆哮喝斥。而让我母亲不快的是，我在她的花瓶里插上真正的玫瑰，但在她眼里就跟杂草无异。
我不顾父母对我摆弄花草的嫌恶，坚持经营着我小小的花圃，享受着园艺给我带来的无上的快乐。这些小小的花木真的会成为你的好伙伴：它们呼吸、它们开花、它们努力回应着你给它们的关爱。
时光荏苒，从我蓄意挑战我父母而修建我的第一座花圃至今，已经过去了很多年。现在我已经是位知名的园艺专家，不仅教授园艺艺术，还主持了一个园艺节目，这让我父母为之自豪。现在我终于可以说，确实是因为我对大自然的爱才造就我成为了一个真正的园艺工作者。
小题1:作者坦诚爱上园艺，最初的目的和意图（intention）并非是因为热爱大自然，而只是为了和父母对着干。D项的design，主要表示和创作有关的“设计”，也可表示创作文学作品的构思或者提纲，在引申义中，可以表示贬义词“企图或图谋”意。
小题2:从第三段第一句“At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents did!”可知，这孩子小时候确很叛逆。她建花圃的最初目的当然也是annoy父母，使父母生气。
小题3:这道题可以使用排除法来锁定标准答案。作者的母亲一直以来都是不喜欢园艺的。对于这棵枫树，她自然不会喜欢。B项表“欣赏”；D项表“激动”，明显不符。C项的“惊奇”也和作者想表达的意图没有关系。
小题4:这个选项并不难，但是如果同学们没看懂“Something else to clean up”，那选起来就有点麻烦了。这句话句意其实没完，后面这句带现在分词的seeing the neighbor busy with gardening（看见邻居们忙于做园艺活儿）才是关键。正是因为父亲不屑于园艺，所以看见别人忙园艺的时候，才冷嘲热讽的说应该花时间去打扫一下其他的东西。
小题5:37题已经解释过了。结合37题，对照思考，考虑到作者年轻时的叛逆个性，应该可以直接选出opposite，作者喜好和父母对着干。
小题6:这一题的B项“贵重的”和D项“有趣的”无难度，容易排除。但学生们容易选成painful。园艺也只是一项家务活儿而已，而作者的父母也只是对其不屑和厌烦而已，故干脆选择不为之。说道“痛苦的”，词义太过。相比而言，C项“心烦的”更适合。
小题7:come up“发芽；走上前来；出现”；break out“爆发”；hold on“继续；不挂断”；get through“度过，完成”。选A，百合花没发芽。考查动词词组的掌握。
小题8:wild with joy，“欣喜若狂；洋洋得意”之意。
小题9:此题容易选成cheerfully“高高兴兴地”。仔细斟酌句子，我们看到“one by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.”作者从开始种植百合花的失败，到第一朵玫瑰花开花，再到花朵次第出现，最后自己都被神奇的小花圃所打动，强调的是个心态转变的过程。而整篇文章，作者也想书写自己由最开始的叛逆行为，到真正变为对大自然和园艺艺术的热爱的一个过程。所以，cheerfully在这里显得肤浅。
小题10:简单题，however，表达不管作者的努力，父母还是无动于衷。表转折。
小题11: “……because he found it was troublesome to move around my garden to the driveway.”当父亲去往车道的路都被我的花圃遮挡，每次去取车都要大费周章的时候，谁都会暴跳如雷、大声咆哮的。Jump at表示“把握、接受(机会)；欣然接受；匆匆做出(结论等)”的意思。
小题12:见46题解释。D项dangerous太过了。跨过花圃去车道就要人命了？呵呵。
小题13:这句话仍然是在讲作者妈妈对她种花成功的不屑和不满。从“I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds rather than flowers”明显可以看出妈妈的这种情绪。A项sadness有点莫名其妙，明显和作者大意相去甚远。妈妈悲伤个啥？
小题14:妈妈觉得插在花瓶里真实的玫瑰，与其说是花，不如就是说是杂草。rather than是最合适的。Other than“不同于；除了…以外”；more than和less than都是数量上的比较。
小题15:regardless of是“不管；不顾”的意思，不管父母多不喜欢，作者还是坚持我的种花行为。看懂即可选出dislike“憎恶；不喜欢”。
小题16:作者不顾反对，坚持种花，继续享受种花乐趣。A项的decided to enjoy…“决定享受乐趣”不好，作者其实在之前已经享受到了种花的乐趣。
小题17:在培育花木的过程中，作者因为已经对大自然、对花木有了深厚的感情。所以她用亲切的笔触、用拟人的手法写道：“they breathe, they bloom, they respond to care and love.”，所以respond to“回应(作者的关爱)”是最适当的。devote to…“把…奉献给…”；turn to…“求助于；转向于”；lead to..“导致；通向…”
小题18:此题应该看成是对37题、40题的重现，都是对作者当年开始养花的最初目的的诠释。Challenge“挑战父母的耐心，对着干”。
小题19:作者在变化，作者的父母也在改变。作者在园艺上做出了一番成就，当然会让她的父母为之骄傲。
小题20:主题重现，也和第一段首尾呼应。第一段“My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature.”，而最后一句，作者不无感叹地说：“And now I could say it is my affection for nature that makes me a real gardener.”。真正让作者坚持下来，变成一个真正的园林工作者的原因，是因为对大自然的热爱。 |
核心考点
试题【I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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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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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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