__1__to him.After the party, he invited her for coffee.She was surprised.In order not to __2__rude, she
went along.
As they sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too __3__to say anything.Suddenly, he asked the waiter.
"Could you please __4__me some salt?I"d like to put it in my coffee."
The girl stared at him.He turned red, but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.__5__,
she asked."Why salt with coffee?"he __6__, "When I was a little boy.I lived near the sea, I liked playing
in the sea...I could feel its taste salty, like salty coffee.Now every time I drink it, I think of my __7__and
my hometown.I miss it and my parents, who are still there."
She was deeply __8__.A man who can realize that he"s homesick, must love his home and __9__
about his family.He must he __10__.
She talked too, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her __11__.That was the start of their
love story.
They continued to date each other.She found that he met all her__12__ .He was tolerate, kind, warm and careful.And to think she would have missed the __13__if not for the salty coffee!
So they married and lived happily together.Every time she made coffee for him, she put in some salt,
the __14__he liked it.
After 40 years, he __15__away and left her a letter which said:"My dearest, please forgive my
lifelong lie.Remember the first time we dated?I was so nervous I asked for salt instead of sugar.If I could
live a second time, I hope we can be together again, even if it means that I have to drink salty coffee for
the rest of my life."
( )1. A. money ( )2. A. show ( )3. A. eager ( )4. A. lift ( )5. A. Mysterious ( )6. A. explained ( )7. A. boat ( )8. A. touched ( )9. A. mind ( )10. A. smart ( )11. A. family ( )12. A. friends ( )13. A. sight ( )14. A. method ( )15. A. moved | B. ttention B. ook B. roud B. ake B. oved B. rgued B. riend B. urt B. are B. ntelligent B. chool B.requirements B.train B.style B.passed | C. visit C. seem C. nervous C. carry C. Curious C. stated C. playmate C. pressed C. know C. responsible C. relatives C. needs C. catch C. manner C. died | D.respect D.appear D.anxious D.bring D.Excited D.claimed D.childhood D.interested D.attend D.flexible D.house D.standards D.chance D.way D.walked | ||||||||
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Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, | |||||||||||
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage? | |||||||||||
A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life. B. He had a large family to support. C. He was a carpenter working in the church. D. He was a loyal Christian. | |||||||||||
2. The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because ________. | |||||||||||
A. Grandpa didn"t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country D. the glasses were not included in the donation list | |||||||||||
3. Who does "the Master Carpenter" in the last paragraph probably refer to? | |||||||||||
A. Grandpa"s master. B. One of Grandpa"s friends. C. God. D. Grandpa"s co-worker. | |||||||||||
4. Which can be the best title of the passage? | |||||||||||
A. Grandfather"s life B. The Helpful Donation C. The Perfect Mistake D. An Impressive Speech | |||||||||||
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Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed(刺) him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one too. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common reasons for wearing tattoos today. The desire to be accepted by one"s friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. Some of these groups wear only brand-name clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person"s friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thing. The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of media images show tattoos-people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sport s heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patterns. These media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a tattoo for its fashion and status value. Many people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings-in other words, to show their individuality(个性). A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm. Some environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person"s life. As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a group"s uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individuality. The decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it was a mixture of all three. | |||||||||||
1. Jack has got tattoos in order to ________. | |||||||||||
A. show his great bravery B. gain a special experience C. make himself more healthy D. be different from others | |||||||||||
2. According to the passage, media images are linked to ________. | |||||||||||
A. traditional lifestyle B. social position C. cultural background D. public interest | |||||||||||
3. We can infer from the passage that ________. | |||||||||||
A. some people get tattoos out of pressure B. tattoo is related to religious belief C. getting tattoos costs a lot of money D. most people with tattoos are artists | |||||||||||
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 1 She described all the things she had to do-one was to make her bed-from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I"d been raised by wolves in a forest. 2 Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years-and nothing bad had happened. "And you know what?"she said. "I don"t dry my dishes anymore, either." 3 One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs. The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. 4 So what is the solution? There"s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. 5 The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos. A. This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破). B. Above all, you needn"t do anything for yourself regularly. C. They put everyone else"s needs ahead of their own. D. However, she went along with my idea. E. Most people do not take time to relax themselves. F. The point is to do something for yourself every day. G. A patient came to see me about the stress in her life. | |||||||||||
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At the age of six, I was paying a visit to my grandfather"s farm in Kansas.Grandpa had sent me into the __1__to gather pecans(美洲山核桃)for us to enjoy later. Picking pecans was not an easy job and my basket was only half full.I wasn"t about to __2__Grandpa down.Just then something caught my __3__.A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and __4__in a large hole in the trunk.A moment later the squirrel __5__out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place. Not so __6__anymore, I thought.I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.It was __7__ with pecans!Golden pecans were right there for taking.This was my __8__.Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket.Now it was full!I was so __9__of myself.I couldn"t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.Therefore, I ran back and shouted, "Look at all the pecans!"He looked into the basket and said, "Well, well, how did you find so many?"I told him how I"d __10__the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place. Grandpa praised me for being smart in observing the squirrel and his habits.Then he did something that __11__me.He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders. "That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter __12__of food, "he said."Now that all of his pecans are gone, don"t you think that little squirrel will __13__ the cold winter?" "I didn"t think about that, "I said. "I know, "Grandpa said."But a good man should never take advantage of someone else"s hard work." Suddenly I felt a bit __14__.The image of the starving squirrel wouldn"t leave my mind.There was only one thing I could do.I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole. I ate no pecans that night, but I had something much more fulfilling-the __15__of knowing I had done just the right thing. | |||||||||||
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