Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his ___21___ one night when I was ready to ___22___ a political campaign I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the months of ___23___ in vain, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer ___24___ I turned up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was proud of: Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries --- Fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he ___25___ with difficult situations. A lot of pictures ___26___ into my mind, but one scene came sharply into ___27___.
We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even trees. One, ___28___, was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible storm. We came home from the store that night to find the spruce pulled almost ___29___ from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our hearts ___30___. But not Dad’s.
The rain was falling. Then he ___31___ , “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “ What are you talking about, Dad? The ___32___ are out of the ground!” “ Shut up, we’re going to push him up, he’s going to grow again.” We couldn’t say ___33___ to him. So we ___34___ him into the house and got what rope ___35___ was and tied it around the top of the tree that lay on the street, and then he stood up by the house, ___36___  me pulling on the rope, and Frankie in the street in the rain, ___37___ to push up the great blue spruce. In no ___38___ at all, we had him standing up straight again! Dad ___39___ the stakes (桩) in the ground, tied the rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “ Don’t worry. He’s going to grow again…”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I ___40 ___ wait to get back into the campaign.
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小题2:.| A．bury | B．attempt | C．trap | D．quit |
小题3:.| A．struggle | B．operation | C．performance | D．application |
小题4:.| A．as | B．before | C．while | D．when |
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小题9:.| A．absolutely | B．accidentally | C．totally | D．automatically |
小题10:.| A．suffered | B．carved | C．sank | D．infected |
小题11:.| A．announced | B．challenged | C．barked | D．distributed |
小题12:.| A．trunks | B．roots | C．branches | D．leaves |
小题13:.| A．anything | B．no | C．nothing | D．something |
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It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.
A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.
What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.
The insect moved round and round in one spot(地点). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.
By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.
As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, a nd then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.
And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.
Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.
I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.
I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never aga in learned as much as I did on the one.
小题1: What did the ant lion use to dig holes?| A．Its tail | B．Its feet. | C．Its head | D．Its whole body |
小题2: Why did the ant lion hide in the hole?| A．To keep the sun away | B．So no one would catch it. | | C．So the ant wouldn’t see it | D．To ke ep warm. |
小题3: Why did “I” sit down by the side of the road?| A．To think | B．To eat her lunch | | C．To watch the little holes | D．To catch ants. |
小题4:Why did the ant lion dig the holes?| A．To play a game | B．To catch its food | | C．To hide its eggs | D．To hide from its enemy |
小题5:Why did “I” never forget that day?| A．Learned something | B．Had a nice time | | C．Saw the ant lion whenever she took a walk | | D．Felt sorry for the ant. |
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In 1981, there were more than 1.3 million elephants in Africa. But in 1991, that number was cut down to 600,000. African elephants are hunted for their valuable ivory tusks(象牙). More have been killed by poachers(偷猎者). Poachers are hunters who kill animals illegally . An adult(成年) elephant eats as much as 300 pounds a day. In their search for food, elephants oft en move great distances. When they cannot find the grasses they prefer, they may strip(剥光) the land of trees.
Today, the area in which elephants herds live is smaller than it used to be. Many areas in their path have been turned into farms. And some eleph ants have been killed by f armers for trampling(践踏)their crops.
What can we do here in our country about a threatened animal that lives so far away? Our government has passe d a law to protect it. People cannot import or bring in items made from ivory or any part of the elephant’s body.
Most countries throughout the world have also stopped ivory imports. It is hoped that the ban(禁令) on the sale of ivory will help save the African elephant. But the world’s largest land animal needs other help. The countries where these animals live are often poor and unable to manage the herds. If the elephant is to survive, this animal is going to need our support for many years to come.
小题1:The number of the elephant in Africa in 1991 was .| A．the same as that ten years ago | B．more than that ten years ago | | C．a little less than half of that in 1981 | D．a little more than half of that in 1981 |
小题2:African elephants have been killed mainly because _____.| A．they eat a lot | B．they have beautiful tusks | | C．poachers kill for fun | D．there are too many of them |
小题3: The areas where African elephants live are much smaller today because ___.| A．they tend to live in herds | | B．there are not so many of them today | C．many of these areas have been t urned into farms | | D．farmers have been killing them to save their crops |
小题4:It is mentioned in the passage that our country has ____.| A．officially stopped ivory imports | | B．banned the killing of elephants in Africa | | C．threatened the elephants that live far away | | D．helped the African countries where elephants live |
小题5: Which of the f ollowing statements is TRUE?| A．Poachers have a license(执照) to hunt for animals. | B．Elephants do a lot of good for the farmers in Africa. | | C．We live too far away to help to save the African elephants. | D．The African elephant needs the world’s support for its s urvival |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 21 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 22 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 23 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 24 the old gardener was blind. 25 , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can"t 26 in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that " I can tell you 27 reasons. First I was a 28 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can"t see these flowers, yet I can 29 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that"s 30 .
"Me? But you don"t know me," responded the young man 31 .
"Yeah, it"s 32 that I don"t know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 33 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 34 . In the meantime, it also 35 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The old man"s 36 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 37 them as a link of minds so as to make 38 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn"t it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has 39 with which they can see the kindness of the man"s heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 40 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
| 小题1: | | A．loving | B．watering | C．tending | D．planting |
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| 小题3: | | A．kept | B．dropped | C．fallen | D．lost |
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| 小题4: | | A．realized | B．noticed | C．felt | D．thought |
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| 小题5: | | A．Excited | B．Frightened | C．Shocked | D．Satisfied |
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| 小题8: | | A．gardener | B．teacher | C．farmer | D．painter |
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| 小题9: | | A．taste | B．plant | C．touch | D．appreciate |
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| 小题11: | | A．with pleasure | B．in surprise | C．with hope | D．in anger |
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| 小题12: | | A．true | B．possible | C．a pity | D．a shame |
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| 小题14: | | A．mind | B．life | C．future | D．mood |
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| 小题15: | | A．introduces | B．offers | C．stands | D．leaves |
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| 小题16: | | A．words | B．behavior | C．story | D．attitudes |
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| 小题17: | | A．treats | B．acts | C．works | D．serves |
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| 小题18: | | A．anybody | B．somebody | C．everybody | D．nobody |
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| 小题19: | | A．ears | B．soul | C．eyes | D．heart |
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| 小题20: | | A．refusing | B．trying | C．pretending | D．failing |
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Mr. Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble(赌博). Of course he lost much money.
Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn"t mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn"t gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑)to death.
It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr. Reese was being sent to the execution ground(刑场). Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily,“Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”
“Don"t complain(抱怨), brothers” said one of the soldiers. “You"re luckier than us all. We"ll have to go back to the city after that!”
小题1:Old Reese never wanted to know about his son"s studies because _________.| A．he was sure his son was good at his lessons | | B．he spent all his energies on his business | | C．he knew nothing about the education | | D．his wife looked after their children |
小题2:The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order _________.| A．to play with him | | B．to spend spare time | | C．that the could get much money from him | | D．that they could find jobs in his father"s companies |
小题3:Old Reese became angry because _________.| A．him son had learned nothing at school | | B．his son was weak at all his lessons | | C．his son couldn"t do anything in the companies | | D．his son had lost one of his companies |
小题4:Mr. Reese complained _________.| A．he was sentenced to death | | B．he would be shot | | C．he went to the execution ground on foot | | D．he would be shot in bad weather |
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Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.
Then consider this, you might be in a state of subhealth（亚健康）.
Subhealth, also called the third state or grey state, is explained as an indefinate state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 per cent of subhealthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management position as well as students around exam.
Symptoms（症状）include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia（失眠）,Worries and poor memory. Others symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and fish, because they are rich in nutritional（营养的）elements—vitamins and tiny elements—that are important to the body.
Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.
小题1:According to this passage, when you are in a state of subhealth, you should .| A．stay home and keep silent | B．go to see a doctor and buy some medicine. | | C．have yourself examined in foreign countries | | D．find out the reasons and relax yourself |
小题2:Middle-aged people may feel subhealthy, because they .| A．have used up their energy | B．have lost their living hopes | | C．have more pressure in life and work | D．began to get older and older |
小题3:As for food, experts suggest that we should .| A．never eat meat | B．have meals with less salt and sugar | | C．eat less | D．have meals without salt or sugar |
小题4:The underlined word “alternate” in this passage means .| A．arrange by turn | B．cause to take place | C．keep up | D．take up |
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