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At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting a
company. Before 3 , he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school
and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check. The watch on his wrist
was also demanded to be 5 down for inspection. Glen knew that carrying the 6 goods out had to
pay the tax. And he worried about paying 7 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that
his watch was a worthless 8 . When he was 9 of his "smarts", immediately, 10 the presence of
Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 11 nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen"s words. Glen was amazed. 12 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 13 strictly. For many times of entryexit 14 he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The
officers looked out every thing carefully in the box, and warned him 15 time of entry and exit he must
accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods, he would be
charged according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after 17 the plane
for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said
that this made a deep 18 on him, because an additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made
him realize the value of 19 , which he would 20 as the secret of his success forever.
( )2. A. good
( )3. A. staying
( )4. A. books
( )5. A. put
( )6. A. ordinary
( )7. A. one
( )8. A. present
( )9. A. afraid
( )10. A. in
( )11. A. paid
( )12. A. Before
( )13. A. appreciated
( )14. A. conditions
( )15. A. no matter what
( )16. A. came out
( )17. A. landing
( )18. A. expression
( )19. A. honesty
( )20. A. remember
B. bad
B. leaving
B. things
B. looked
B. common
B. it
B. trade
B. proud
B. on
B. spent
B. After
B. beaten
B. experiences
B. no matter how
B. found out
B. flying
B. idea
B. lies
B. learn
C. extra
C. living
C. saving
C. taken
C. specific
C. them
C. toy
C. well
C. before
C. took
C. If
C. spoken
C. experiments
C. no matter when
C. sent out
C. catching
C. thought
C. goods
C. revise
D. few
D. coming
D. pounds
D. lied
D. many
D. these
D. fake
D. hard
D. after
D. cost
D. Though
D. examined
D. chances
D. no matter why
D. set out
D. boarding
D. impression
D. things
D. read
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试题【完型填空。 Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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One morning, a man with a carpenter"s toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, "I just
have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek (河沟). My younger brother lives there. It was he
who used his bulldozer (推土机) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁难) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8 foot high fence, in order not to see his place any more." The carpenter smiled and said, "I
see. I"ll try to do a job that satisfies you." Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer"s eyes opened
wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each
other"s hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days. I"ve a lot of other work for you," said the elder brother. "I"d love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but I have so many more bridges to build."
B. They lived in peace.
C. They never spoke to each other.
D. They lived on the same farm.
B. fond of building bridges
C. unable to build a fence
D. willing to help others
B. A Carpenter
C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers
D. Two Brothers
B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter"s work.
D. The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to.
that they had worn a 1 through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening,Brownie"s family 2 that Brownie hadn"t returned home. They went looking for him
with no 3 . Brownie didn"t show up the next day,and,despite their 4 to find him,by the next week
he was still missing 5 ,Spotty showed up at Brownie"s house alone, 6 and constantly annoying
Brownie"s human family. Busy with their own lives,they just 7 the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally,one morning Spotty refused to 8 "no" for an answer. Ted,Brownie"s 9 ,was steadily
upset by the angry,stubborn little dog. Spotty followed Ted about. barking insistently,then 10 toward
a nearby empty lot and back,as if to say,"Follow me! It"s 11 !"
Eventually,Ted followed the mad Spotty 12 the empty lot as Spotty 13 to race back and bark
encouragingly. Finally,the little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted
found his beloved Brownie alive,one of his hind legs crushed in a steel leghold trap. Shocked,Ted now
wished he"d taken Spotty"s earlier 14 seriously. Then Ted noticed something quite remarkable.
Spotty had done more than 15 led Brownie"s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around
the injured dog,Ted found some dog food and the remains of every meal Spotty had been fed that week!
Spotty had been 16 Brownie regularly,in a single minded pursuit to keep his friend alive by sacrificing his
own 17 . Spotty had evidently stayed with Brownie to protect him from predators(捕食者),stayed with
him at night to keep him warm and gently rub him with the nose to keep his 18 up.
Brownie"s leg was treated and he 19 . For many years after that,the two families watched the 20
friends playing happily and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses.
| ( ) 1. A. way ( ) 2. A. realized ( ) 3. A. success ( ) 4. A. time ( ) 5. A. Unluckily ( ) 6. A. biting ( ) 7. A. ignored ( ) 8. A. say ( ) 9. A. friend ( )10. A. walking ( )11. A. certain ( )12. A. through ( )13. A. paused ( )14. A. warnings ( )15. A. simply ( )16. A. caring ( )17. A. time ( )18. A. heart ( )19. A. returned ( )20. A. sensitive | B. path B. sensed B. reason B. hardship B. Curiously B. barking B. refused B. give B. neighbor B. rushing B. safe B. over B. continued B. hopes B. smoothly B. looking B. life B. spirits B. rescued B. faithful | C. line C. noticed C. purpose C. energy C. Frequently C. running C. drove C. take C. fellow C. heading C. urgent C. onto C. began C. appeals C. eagerly C. visiting C. duty C. mind C. recovered C. honest | D. mark D. saw D. use D. efforts D. Amazingly D. waiting D. noted D. tell D. owner D. starting D. helpful D. across D. braked D. needs D. gradually D. watthing D. comfort D. feelings D. cured D. careful |
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| There"s a story told about an elderly lady in Arkansas. The state voted to increase welfare payments to the poor. Hoping for a tear-jerker story,a television interviewer went into the back hills where many welfare recipients(接受者)lived. The old woman he chose to interview lived in a one-room shack(棚屋):cold in winter；hot in summer. Her bed was a few rough planks(厚板)nailed together,with a pine-needle mattress. A couple thin blankets,and a fireplace,did little to protect her from the cold. Her furniture,a table and two chairs,were fashioned from the same rough wood as her bed. Some shelves held a few cans of food from the general store. a three mile walk down the road. Several jars of preserves and a few squash(南瓜类蔬菜)completed her larder(食品室). She had no fridge or freezer. The fireplace provided heat for cooking. With no phone or television her only connection with the outside world was an old radio that pulled in two or three local stations on a good day. The old woman had one convenience, running water. A crystal clear stream. flowed a short distance behind her home. A small garden near her back door provided fresh vegetables during the summer,and some squash and turnips for the winter. A tidy flower garden brightened the front of her house. The television crew arrived and set up their big expensive cameras. Their mobile station. broadcast pictures of the woman and the place she called home. Eventually the interviewer asked the old woman,"If the government gave you $200 more each month, what would you do with it?" Without hesitation the woman replied,"I"d give it to the poor. " | |||
| 1. How did the woman get water? | |||
| A. From the tap. B. From a stream. C. From a spring. D. From a well behind her house. | |||
| 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the old lady"s living conditions? | |||
| A. Her furniture was very fashionable though simple. B. Her fireplace couldn"t keep her warm enough in winter. C. She could get in touch with outside world by radio easily. D. She couldn"t get fresh food without fridge or freezer. | |||
| 3. What do we know about the woman? | |||
| A. She must he content with her life. B. She knows nothing about the outside world. C. She is living a lonely and miserable life. D. She must be better-off than many others in the area. | |||
| 4. Which of the following word can best describe the woman? | |||
| A. Generous. B. Ignorant. C. Out of mind. D. Noble-minded. | |||
| 5. It can be inferred from the passage that . | |||
| A. the interviewer got a story beyond his expectation B. the interviewer was very disappointed with the woman C. the woman became famous because of the interview D. the interview became a turning. point in the woman"s life | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| The day my boyfriend fell to his death,it started to snow,just like any November day,just like the bottom hadn"t fallen out of my world when he freefell off the roof. His body. when I found it,was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months,while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning,I shuffled downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling(铲)my walk. I dropped to my knees,crawled through the living room. and back upstairs so those good people would not see me. I was embarrassed. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn"t have the strength to brush my hair let alone shovel someone"s walk. Before Jon"s death,I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy?How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch every day and watch the snow fall? Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wash"t easy. Friends cooked for me and 1 cried because I eouldn"t even help them set the table. "I"m not usually this lazy," I wept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said,"Mary,cooking for you is not a chore. I love you and I want to do it. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you. " Over and over,I heard similar emotions from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me,"You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your sorrow may be the hardest work you will ever do. " I am not the person I once wfls,but in many ways I have changed for the better. The fabric of my life is now woven with gratitude and humility. I have been surprised to. learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one"s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength in surrender. | |||
| 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? | |||
| A. The writer"s boyfriend died when he fell off the roof he was repairing. B. The writer had been busy with her life before. C. The writer recovered from her sorrow quickly with his friend"s help. D. The day her boyfriend died,it was snowing heavily. | |||
| 2. We can describe the writer before her boyfriend died as the following except . | |||
| A. hard-working B. independent C. smart D. capable | |||
| 3. The underlined word"shuffled"in Paragraph 1 probably means . | |||
| A. stepped steadily B. dragged slowly C. walked swiftly D. slipped sadly | |||
| 4. We can infer from the passage that . | |||
| A. the writer found her boy friend immediately he fell off the roof B. the writer became more strong-willed after Jon"s death C. all the people around the writer were friendly and supported her D. before Jon"s death,the writer never asked others for help | |||
| 5. The writer wrote the passage to . | |||
| A. share her sad story with us B. express her guilty conscience to the people who helped her C. show her gratitude to the people who love and support her D. tell us the changes she has made because of her boyfriend"s death | |||
| 完形填空 | |||
| I just returned from a twoweek tour of Europe. On my teacher"s salary, I could_1_afford to travel there with Western tours, _2_I decided to go travelling with a Chinese tour. Besides the affordability, the truth is that I am a_3_traveller. Making all the reservations and connections is a nightmare for me, so I am_4_to sacrifice autonomy(自主权)_5_security. This does, however, _6_that one should always follow its leader. In most aspects of my life, I am extremely_7_. No one carries my purse and parcels. I have gone bravely into wildly different life changes, _8_when it comes to_9_, show me a flag and I"ll follow it. The group leaders were a bit nervous at first. But I promised them that my not speaking Chinese was not a problem. I"d just go 10 they pointed. There was one little 11 however. I wouldn"t be eating Chinese food with them. I would find an eatery(小餐馆) nearby and enjoy local cuisine. It worked out fine. Since I was single, I usually 12 a room with another woman. On my first trip, to Egypt, I couldn"t have been 13 . They paired me up with Shelley, who 14 fluent English and we adored each other almost instantly. The second time, my potential roommate took one look at me and said she"d rather sleep with her friends on a rollaway in 15 room. I was 16 at first, but then realised I"d have a room to myself, so why got upset? Travelling in a group meant that the first day we were all 17 , but we got familiar 18 each other on the bus and 19 each other"s faces quickly in a crowd. We got 20 comfortable with each other and soon a family atmosphere developed. | |||