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____3__that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc（浩劫，灾难） on the buildings and crops.
As the farmer 4 applicants for the job, he 5 a steady stream of refusals. 6 , a short, thin
man， well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand? "the farmer asked him.
"Well, I can __7__ when the wind blows," answered the__8 _ man.
Although __9__ by this answer, the farmer, desperate（不顾一切的） for __10_, hired him. The
man worked well around the farm, __11_ from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man"s
work.
Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. __12_ out of
bed， the farmer grabbed（抓起） a lantern and __13_ next door to the hired hand"s sleeping quarters. He__14_ the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!"
The little man __15__ in bed and said __16__, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."
Enraged by the response， the farmer was tempted to __17__ him on the spot. Instead， he hurried
outside to prepare for the storm. To his __18__, he discovered that all of the haystacks（干草垛）
had been covered with tarpaulins（油布）. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops（鸡笼）, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down.
Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then understood what his hired hand __19__, so he returned to his bed to also sleep
__20_ the wind blew.
| ( )1. A. hired ( )2. A. field ( )3. A. winds ( )4. A. interviewed ( )5. A. accepted ( )6. A. Surprisingly ( )7. A. work ( )8. A. strong ( )9. A. pleased ( )10. A. help ( )11. A. happy ( )12. A. Coming ( )13. A. ran ( )14. A. beat ( )15. A. put on ( )16. A. firmly ( )17. A. kill ( )18. A. surprise ( )19. A. expected ( )20. A. when | B. applied B. garden B. storms B. trained B. received B. Luckily B. do B. young B. satisfied B. pleasure B. sad B. Leaving B. rushed B. shook B. rolled over B. happily B. instruct B. joy B. prepared B. as | C. took C. farm C. huricane C. saw C. refused C. Obviously C. sleep C. little C. surprised C. man C. tired C. Jumping C. went C. shouted C. got up C. delightly C. fire C. regret C. offered C. after | D. got D. park D. flood D. visited D. offered D. Finally D. help D. kind D. puzzled D. work D. busy D. Going D. moved D. stroke D. sat D. angrily D. inform D. sadness D. meant D. while |
| 1-5: AC B A B 6-10: D C C D A 11-15: D C B B B 16-20: A C A D D | |||
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| In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, "he doesn"t love me anymore, he just cares his business—not me". One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me shower first  ," she asked. "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?" She was totally depressed.On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a  few words blurred her eyes—it was his diary: Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn"t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a litter warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃,2℃or 3℃ Now I can"t give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃love. | |||
| 1. Why was the husband always taking the bath first? | |||
| A. Because he was tired from work. B. Because he didn"t love her anymore. C. Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer. D. Because he treated his wife not as well as usual. | |||
| 2. What does the underlined word "bankruptcy" in the first paragraph probably mean? | |||
| A. crash B. moving C. diseases D. failure | |||
| 3. The best title of the passage may be ______. | |||
| A. A trouble B. 1℃love C. Husband and wife D. A romantic love story | |||
| One kind of female butterfly mates only once in its life —and then closes its wings to avoid "harassment" when pursued by persistent and unwanted males, a Japanese researcher said. Observations of the Small Copper Butterfly, a colourful orange and black butterfly, showed that some females closed their wings when males flew by, but only when they were males of their own species, said Jun-Ya Ide, an associate professor at Kurume Institute of Technology in Fukuoka, western Japan. "When we looked into why, the males were courting the females. They do this very stubbornly, so the females sometimes try to get away-or prefer to stay unobserved," he added. Ide and his colleagues brought a model of a male butterfly near the females to test their reactions and found that young females that had yet to mate kept their wings open, but those that had already mated closed them. Not only can the persistent attentions of unwanted suitors harm the delicate females, fleeing from them —with the male often in pursuit —uses up strength and can even shorten their lives, he added. "Closing their wings makes them less visible, helping them avoid communication with their own species. We figured they were trying to avoid harassment by males," Ide said. | |||
| 1. What does the word "harassment" mean in the paragraph? | |||
| A. sexual invasion B. embarassment C. attack D. threat | |||
| 2. Why some some females closed their wings when males flew by? | |||
| A. because the female butterfly mates only once in its life. B. because they close their wings to avoid "harassment" when pursued by persistent and unwanted males. C. because they don’t like the male butterfly at all. D. because they are afraid of the male butterfly. | |||
| 3. According the the passage, which is correct? | |||
| A. The females closed their wings when males flew by. B. The female butterfly mates only once in its life. C. Only the model of a male butterfly can make the young female butterflies to keep their wing  s open.D. Not only can the persistent attentions of wanted suitors harm the delicate females, fleeing from them —with the male often in pursuit -- uses up strength and can even shorten their lives. | |||
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| The Price of a Dream I grew up poor-living with my wonderful mother.We had little money,but plenty of love and attention.I was 1 and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was,he could still 2 a dream. My dream was 3.By the time I was sixteen,I started playing baseball.I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and 4 anything that moved on the football field.I was also 5 :my high school coach was John,who not only believed in me,but also taught me 6 to believe in myself.He 7 me the difference between aving a dream and remaining true to that dream.One particular 8 with Coach John changed my life forever. A friend recommended me for a summer job.This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike,new clothes and the 9 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 10 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule,and meant I would have to tell John I wouldn"t be playing. When I told John,he was 11 as I expected him to be."You have your whole life to work," he said,"Your 12 days are limited.You can"t afford to waste them." I stood before him with my head 13,trying to think of the 14 that would exp  lain to him why my dream of buying mymom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 15 in me. "How much are you going to make at this job,son?" he asked."3.5 dollars an hour," I replied. "Well," he asked,"is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?" That simple question made 16 for me the difference between 17 something right now and having a 18.I decided myself to play sports that summer and 19 the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball,and was 20 a $20 000 contract(合同).In 1999,I bought my mother the house of my dream! | |||
| ( )1.A.happy ( )2.A.live ( )3.A.athletics ( )4.A.kick ( )5.A.right ( )6.A.how ( )7.A.gave ( )8.A.accident ( )9.A.aim ( )10.A.keep ( )11.A.mad ( )12.A.living ( )13.A.moving ( )14.A.answers ( )15.A.sadness ( )16.A.direct ( )17.A.wanting ( )18.A.wish ( )19.A.by ( )20.A.paid | B.polite B.afford B.music B.play B.popular B.why B.taught B.matter B.idea B.end B.mournful B.playing B.nodding B.excuses B.regret B.clear B.changing B.goal B.for B.got | C.shy C.make C.business C.pass C.lucky C.when C.brought C.problem C.start C.give C.frightened C.working C.shaking C.words C.hopelessness C.straight C.dreaming C.score C.over C.offered | D.honest D.need D.money D.hit D.confident D.whether D.asked D.experience D.purpose D.pick D.shameful D.learning D.hanging D.ways D.disappointment D.bare D.enjoying D.desire D.with D.presented |
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| David Beckham is the king of the football world,but it is his wife Victoria,former "Posh Spice" girl,who makes it possible.She was the person who turned him from a footballer into a global attractor.Even now that he has left Manchester United for Real Madrid,instead of Barcelona or Milan,it might be because of her. "Posh Spice" has become a name for Victoria.The Collins Dictionary even has the term "Posh and Becks" (Victoria and David Beckham). Before meeting Victoria Adams,Beckham was a good-looking and likeable footballer with a bright future at Manchester United,but that was about all. Since he married her in 1999,he has become the most famous player British sport has ever produced,and,some say,the most influential man in the country."When they got together,she was clearly the more popular of the two," said Andrew Parker,a sports expert at Warwick University in Britain."She certainly introduced him to a new circle of people and,all of a sudden,he was a top list celebrity(名人)." It"s believed that,behind the high walls and iron gates of their "Beckham Palace",it is Victoria who decides everything. When their baby boy,Brooklyn,fell in 2000.Beckham left a United training session to look after him,and this led to his being dropped from the team.Many were sure it was Victoria who had asked her husband to stay at home.During a trip to the United States this year,Victoria has worked hard to push her husband to the US public.They would not have recognized him if they met him in a car park. She may appear to have taken a back seat,but Victoria is still at the forefront of the "Posh and Beck" project. | |||
| 1.From the passage,we can conclude that at home ______. | |||
| A.Beckham listens to his wife B.Victoria listens to her husband C.Beckham and Victoria discuss and do everything together D.Beckham has no mind of his own | |||
| 2.Before meeting Victoria Adams,Beckham _______. | |||
| A.had become world-famous B.was completely unknown C.was an ordinary football player D.was not so influential | |||
| 3.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?_______. | |||
| A.People still like Victoria better than Beckham. B.People liked to see Beckham and Victoria get together. C To a large degree,Beckham owes his popularity to Victoria. D.Sports experts used to think little of Beckham. | |||
| 4.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?_______. | |||
| A.Beckham is the most influential man in Britain. B.In 2000,Beckham was dropped from his team because he spent a holiday in the US. C.Beckham is now playing for Real Madrid. D.Brooklyn was born in 2000. | |||
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| I live in London and I was on my way to visit my cousins in Wales. I was driving on the motorway at around 70 mph when somehow I couldn"t __1__ my car. I was involved in a scary collision with a smaller car, which had a family with three young children. __2__, no one was hurt but the experience was very frightening. There was so much smoke that my first __3__ was to just get out of my car as fast as possible. I could __4__ the children from the car behind me screaming and crying as I was trying to get out of my car. When I got out, I could see their mum was trying to __5__ her crying children and move them away from the smoking car at the same time. I kept thinking "Oh my god, these children are so young" and I felt so __6__ that I"d collided with them. I thought it would be __7__ that the parents would be so angry and upset at me. But instead of being angry, the mum simply said to me, "Come here. You need to join in our hug." It was such a wonderful, warm __8__ from someone whose family had just been hit by me! I can"t tell you how __9__ I was by that. While this was happening, the father was trying to get the children"s coats out of the back of his car __10__ it was freezing. He didn"t see what had happened but when he came back, he asked me if I was okay and then gave me a hug too! I couldn"t __11__ it! I remember thinking how lucky those children were to be __12__ by such amazing parents who would comfort a stranger in the middle of their own fear and panic! | |||
| ( )1.A.change ( )2.A.Hopefully ( )3.A.thought ( )4.A.sense ( )5.A.impress ( )6.A.disappointed ( )7.A.illegal ( )8.A.reward ( )9.A.moved ( )10A.unless ( )11.A.possess ( )12.A.taken up | B．move B．Fortunately B．plan B．keep B．conserve B．sensitive B．natural B．gift B．satisfied B．when B．believe B．picked up | C．repair C．Regretfully C．decision C．observe C．comfort C．despaired C．necessary C．gesture C．embarrassed C．though C．forgive C．brought up | D．control D．Thankfully D．intention D．hear D．please D．guilty D．impossible D．lesson D．annoyed D．because D．receive D．built up |