Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs（爬楼梯）. She was soon out of breath.（气喘吁吁）
“I think I had better go to the doctor, ” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not at all surprised, ”he said. “It’s obvious （明显的）what your problem is.”
He examined her and then gave her some advice.“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said. “You will have a heart attack（心脏病）. It could kill you.”
Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop（肉店）.
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (大块肉片), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher(屠夫) answered and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale(秤).
“That’s just ten pounds,” he said.
“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out(计算) the price.
“At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it into small pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher said angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am overweight (超重的)and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked liked.”
小题1:. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?| A．She had a heart attack. | B．She had a problem with her health. | | C．She was unhappy about her weight. | D．She could not sleep well. |
小题2:. Why did she ask for ten pounds of steak?| A．she wanted to buy some for dinner. | B．She wanted to lose weight | | C．Her doctor had told her to eat steak. | | D．She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like. |
小题3:.. What was her real problem?| A．She ate too much steak. | B．She weighed too much. | | C．The doctor didn’t know. | D．She could not walk very quickly. |
小题4:. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?| A．she might put more on weight. | B．She might stop eating too much. | | C．She might have a heart attack. | D．She might go to another doctor. |
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One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the class on two sheets of paper，leaving a space bet ween each name．
Then she told them to  think of the 36 thing they could say about each of their 37 and write it down．
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their 38 ，and as the students left the room，each one handed in the papers．
That Saturday the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a 39 sheet of paper，and 40 what everyone else had said about that 41 ．
On Monday she gave each student his or her list．Before long，the entire class was 42 ．“Really?”
she heard whispers．“I 43 knew I meant anything to anyone!” and “I didn’t know 44 liked me so much!” were most of the 45 .
That group of students 46on. Several years later, one of the students, Mark, was killed in Vietnam and the teacher attended the funeral of that special student.
The church was 47 his friends．After the funeral，Mark’s parents met the teac her．“We want to 48 you something，” Mark’s father said，taking a wallet out of his pocket．“They 49 this on Mark when he was killed．We thought you might 50 it．
Opening the wallet，he 51 removed two 52 pieces of notebook paper that had been folded and unfolded many times.
The teacher knew without looking 53 the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had 54 about him.
“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said.” As you can see, Mark 55 it.”
小题1:．| A．worst | B．most unforgettable | C．most common | D．nicest |
小题2:．| A．classmates | B．teachers | C．parents | D．relations |
小题3:．A．prepara tion | B．test | C．assignment | D．discussion |
小题4:．| A．large | B．separate | C．red | D．clean |
小题5:．| A．1isted | B．read | C．selected | D．erased |
小题6:．| A．event | B．class | C．individual | D．homework |
小题7:.| A．crying | B．smiling | C．disappointed | D．exhausted |
小题8:．| A．never | B．always | C．sometimes | D．certainly |
小题9:．| A．others | B．girls | C．boys | D．some |
小题10:．| A．complaints | B．thoughts | C．excuses | D．comments |
小题11:．| A．held | B．took | C．moved | D．looked |
小题12:．A．packed with B．frightening to C prepared for D．built by
小题13:．| A．tell | B．show | C．write | D．inform |
小题14:．| A．put | B．found | C．hid | D．wrapped |
小题15:．| A．need | B．expect | C．miss | D．recognize |
小题16:．| A．carefully | B．hurriedly | C．quickly | D．happily |
小题17:．| A．new | B．beautiful | C．worn | D．tough |
小题18:．小题19:．| A．talked | B．said | C．missed | D．explained |
小题20:．| A．1ost | B．forgot | C．described | D．Treasured |
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When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady，stranded(抛锚的)on the side of the road．He stopped in front of her car and got out．Even with the smile on his face，she was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew how she felt．He said，“I am here to help you，madam．Why
don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe．”
She had a flat tire．Joe crawled under the car，changed the tire．But he got dirty and his hands hurt．She could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back，the next time she saw someone who needed help，she could give that person the assistance they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me．”
She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant．She went in．The waitress had a sweet smile，and was nearly eight months pregnant(***的)．The old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her change from a hundred—dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．
When the waitress came back，she noticed something written on a napkin，“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back，here’s what you do---Do not let the chain of love end with you．”
That night when she got home，she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written．She and her husband needed money with the baby due(预期的)next month．She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right．I love you，Joe．”
小题1:.．When Joe stopped to help the lady，she | A．became excited | B．was afraid to be hurt | | C．refused his offer | D．thanked him |
小题2:.．At the restaurant, the lady | A．received good service | B．had an expensive meal | | C．told the waitress Joe’s story | D．met another poor guest |
小题3:.．Why did the lady leave the restaurant without getting her change? | A．She forgot it． | B．She wanted to help Joe | | C．She wanted to tip the waitress． | D．S he wanted to give the waitress some help |
小题4:.．Which of the following statements is true?| A．Joe’s boss fired him． | B．Joe worked as a driver． | | C．Joe’s wife was a waitress． | D．Joe had an unhappy marriage． |
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William H. Gates is chairperson and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation． the worldwide leader in software services and internet technologies for personal and business computing．
Bill Gates was born on October 28．1 955 in a family having rich business，political and community service background．His great—grandfather was a state legislator(立法者)and a mayor，his grandfather was vice president of national bank and his father was a lawyer．
Bill strongly believes in hard work. He believes that if you are intelligent and know how to apply your intelligence，you can achieve anything．From childhood Bill was ambitious, intelligent and competitive．These qualities helped him to attain top position in the profession he chose．1n school，he had an excellent record in mathematics and science．Bill’s parents came to know their son’s intelligence and decided to send him to a private school，known for its good academic environment．It was a very important decision in Bill Gates’ life where he was first introduced to a computer．Bill Gates and his friends were very much interested in computer and formed “programmer’s Group” in late l968．
Later，Bill Gates and his close friend Allen started a new company of their own，Traf-O-Data．They developed a small computer to measure traffic flow．From this project they earned around$20，000．In 1973．he left home for Harvard University．He did well over there，but he couldn’t find it interesting．He spent many long nights in front of the school’s computer and the next day asleep in class．
Within a year．Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard．Then he formed Microsoft．Microsoft’s vision is“ A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer”．His belief in high intelligence and hard work has put him where he is today．He does not believe in mere(纯粹的)luck，but just hard work and competitiveness．
Bill Gates is not a greedy person．In fact，he is quite a giving person when it comes to computers，internet and any kind of funding．Several years ago, he visited Chicago’s Einstein Elementary School and announced grants benefiting Chicago’s schools and museums where he donated(捐款)a total of $1 1 0，000，a bunch of computers，and provided internet connectivity to a number of schools．Secondly，Bill Gates donated 38 million dollars for the building of a computer institute at Stanford University．Gates has decided to give away 95％of all his earnings when he retires．
小题1:．How old was Bill Gates when he retired f rom Microsoft in late  June of 2008?小题2:．What does Bill Gates believe are most important in achieving success?| A．Intelligence and luck． | B．Hard work and intelligence． | | C．Money and interest． | D．Good education and ambition． |
小题3:．What is the most important turning point in Bill Gates’ life?| A．He left home for Harvard University． | | B．He dropped out from Harvard University． | C．He and his friend Allen started a new co mpany． | | D．He was sent to a private school where he first studied computer． |
小题4:．What kind of person can we say about Bill Gates?| A．Wealthy，greedy and successful． | B．Ambitious，Intelligent and se lfish． | | C．Intelligent．successful and generous． | | D．Lazy，intelligent and competitive． |
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Are dreams of any use to the dreamer or to anybody else? We may remember the traveler who __36__ the ship Waratah at Durban because of his terrible _37__. The Waratah later disappeared entirely, with everyone on _38_. The traveler’s dreams helped him and saved him from 39_, but they didn’t help the other people. Why was this man treated _40__ from everyone else? Another man _41__ had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the f orest _42__ two men ran out and tried to throw him to the _43___. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed. He reached a place _44__he saw two _45__ roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left. Which road ought he to _46__ ? He heard the two men _47____ him, getting nearer and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the _48__ , and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was _49___ here kindly and given a room, and so he was _50__ from the two men.
That was the dream. Twenty years later  he was _51___ in the Black Forest and as it _52___ in the dream long before, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads as in the dream.He_53___ the dream and took the road to the right. He soon _54___a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years _55__ had Saved his life.
小题1:. | A．left | B．got | C．drove | D．enter |
小题2:. | A．ideas | B．suggestions | C．dreams | D．words |
小题3:. | A．board | B．ship | C．sea | D．deck |
小题4:. | A．life | B．death | C．illness | D．disease |
小题5:. | A．similarly | B．differently | C．strangely | D．unfortunately |
小题6:. | A．alone | B．once | C．still | D．even |
小题7:. | A．while | B．as | C．before | D．when |
小题8:. | A．floor | B．earth | C．soil | D．ground |
小题9:. | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．who |
小题10: | A．same | B．separate | C．divided | D．crossed |
小题11:. | A．take | B．bring | C．carry | D．go |
小题12:. | A．next to | B．in front of | C．beside | D．behind |
小题13:. | A．house | B．hotel | C．left | D．right |
小题14:. | A．accepted | B．received | C．refused | D．closed |
小题15:. | A．killed | B．murdered | C．saved | D．robbed |
小题16:. | A．exactly | B．really | C．sincerely | D．actually |
小题17:. | A．happened | B．performed | C．acted | D．chose |
小题18:. A． forgot | B．remembered | C．missed | D．noticed |
小题19:. | A．arrived | B．left | C．reached | D．got |
小题20:. | A．front | B．before | C．later | D．after |
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Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday．The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping．She got on 36 and sat down next to an old lady． 37 she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 38 ．Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes 39 the one her husband had given her. She quickly 40 her own bag—the notes were 41 .Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting 42 her must have stolen them．She thought 43 not have to call the 44 as she didn’t like getting people 45 ．
So she decided to take back the money 46 the lady’s handbag and say 47 about it．She looked around the bus to make sure 48 was watching, then she carefully put her hand into 49 handbag, took out the notes and 50 her own handbag．
When she got home that evening, she showed 51 the beautiful hat she had bought．“How did you 52 it?” he asked．“ 53 you gave me for my birthday, of course．”“Oh, 54 then?” he asked, as he 55 a wad of pound notes on the table．
小题1:.．| A．a bus | B．a train | C．an old ship | D．a plane |
小题2:.．| A．In a minute | B．After a while | C．For a second | D．On the moment |
小题3:.．小题4:.．| A．the same that | B．perhaps was | C．probably as | D．exactly like |
小题5:.．| A．looked at | B．watched carefully | C．saw to | D．looked into |
小题6:.．| A．gone | B．missed | C．disappear | D．found |
小题7:.．| A．close | B．next to | C．before | D．behind |
小题8:. | A．she would | B．he could | C．she must | D．he might |
小题9:.．| A．driver | B．old lady | C．police | D．husband |
小题10:.．| A．to difficulty | B．into trouble | C．out of work | D．seeing her |
小题11:. 小题12:.．| A．something | B．everything | C．anything | D．nothing |
小题13:. | A．nothing | B．somebody | C．nobody | D．neither |
小题14:.．| A．the old lady’s | B．her husband’s | C．the police’s | D．her own |
小题15:.．| A．gave it away | B．put them into | C．brought them out | D．took it to |
小题16:.．| A．the driver | B．the police | C．the old lady | D．her husband |
小题17:.．| A．pay for | B．spend on | C．cost in | D．take to |
小题18:.．| A．Use them | B．With the money | C．With that | D．Using it |
小题19:.．| A．how is it | B．what’s that | C．where is it | D．why is this |
小题20:.．| A．put up | B．held out | C．pointed to | D．handed up |
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