The half-empty coffee cups, still standing next to their plates, tell of a morning like any other. And
yet, that grey covering of dust that everything 1 tells a different story: it tells of screams, tears, terror
and 2 . Now the restaurant in the World Trade Center will 3 again serve breakfast. And never
again will all those people go there to eat or 4 . So many people whose faces we associate with life
and liveliness are gone
5 . So many words remain 6 , and so much happiness has been destroyed. In their places are
tear-stained(泪水沾湿的) faces.
My generation has seen this. On Monday, a fight with my sister, a bad grade and homework 7 to
be the biggest problems in the world. Tonight, so many across the country know that America"s pain
is at its 8 ever.
We have 9 World WarⅡ. But to most of us students, that"s an event on a textbook 10 that
would never happen today.
After all, this was a time of 11 and wealth-the United States was powerful and successful. There
would be no more wars, and we were 12 to live in such a time.
But when those planes 13 ; when firefighters with 14 on their faces ran among the parts of the
building that had fallen; when people 15 for their family members; when history was unfolding before
our eyes, in full, clear color-then we knew the world had been changed. 16 how many human beings
turned to ashes in a second, and seeing some jump from the buildings, I know that my generation is
growing up in a world where 17 can still be evil.
But seeing those heroes risk their lives among the castle-like ruins, and seeing the 18 blood
donors at the hospitals, my generation has learned that tears are allowed, that mankind can also be
19 , and that the ghost of evil never 20 the spirit of good. |
( ) 1. A. dresses
( ) 2. A. blood
( ) 3. A. still
( ) 4. A. work
( ) 5. A. yesterday
( ) 6. A. unknown
( ) 7. A. turned
( ) 8. A. least
( ) 9. A. experienced
( )10. A. text
( )11. A. tears
( )12. A. unlucky
( )13. A. fell
( )14. A. terror
( )15. A. called
( )16. A. Knowing
( )17. A. everyone
( )18. A. unwilling
( )19. A. beautiful
( )20. A. hurt | B. gets
B. surprise
B. never
B. drive
B. tonight
B. untold
B. had
B. worst
B. known
B. lesson
B. terror
B. promising
B. landed
B. surprise
B. screamed
B. Telling
B. nobody
B. eager
B. terrible
B. beat | C. wears
C. laugh
C. hardly
C. play
C. last night
C. unchanged
C. got
C. best
C. read about
C. copy
C. peace
C. convenient
C. hit
C. joy
C. died
C. Hearing
C. mankind
C. happy
C. terrified
C. wins | D. covers
D. cry
D. seldom
D. swim
D. this morning
D. unsaid
D. seemed
D. most
D. seen
D. page
D. health
D. lucky
D. exploded
D. smile
D. reached
D. Remembering
D. our country
D. curious
D. hopeful
D. defeats |
| 1-5:CABAB 6-10: DDBCD 11-15: CDCAB 16-20: ACBAD |
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| 阅读理解。 | We are most often called upon to support others in friendship. Several years ago, Donna had
been feeling very depressed(沮丧的). She had just broken up with her boyfriend of two years,
and she was having a very difficult time accepting the loss. She had been laid up with a knee injury
for several days, and the time alone at home certainly was not helping. Her misery(可怜)was only
increased by her being discouraged at herself for not being able to cheer up and stop crying all the
time.
Early one morning Donna received a phone call with some terrible news: her best friend"s brother
had been killed in a car accident. Donna had known this friend, Mary, and her brother nearly her
entire life, and the news was shocking. However, Donna quickly pulled herself together, got in the
car, and drove to her friend"s house to be there with her.
Over the course of the next few days, when attending the funeral(葬礼) and receiving the hundreds
of visitors, Donna was 100 percent present for Mary. She held her close while she cried her endless
tears, sat by her side as the waves of sadness washed over her friend, and slept on the floor next to
Mary"s bed to make sure she did not wake up alone in the middle of the night. During that time she
felt hardly any pain in her knee at all and none of the depression she had been experiencing.
Several weeks later, when life began to return to normal, Donna realized that the level of support
she had given. Mary had been far greater than any support she had offered herself during her dark
time. She was able to use the support she had given her friend as a mirror for the support she had
been holding back from herself. She realized that her own tears required as much care and attention
from her as anyone else"s, and that if she could give it to another, she must be able to give it to herself,
too. | | 1. The underlined part "pulled herself together" in the second paragraph probably means____ | A. put on her clothes
B. dressed herself up
C. controlled herself
D. enjoyed herself | 2. Which of the following orders best describes what happened to Donna?
a. Mary telephoned Donna.b. Donna broke up with her boyfriend.
c. Mary"s brother died in a car accident.d. Donna lay in bed with a knee injury.
e. Donna came to be in company with Mary. | A. c-a-b-d-e
B. b-d-a-c-e
C. d-b-c-a-e
D. b-d-c-a-e | | 3. The most suitable title for this passage is ___________. | A. Friendship
B. Support
C. Donna"s Depression
D. Shocking News | | 4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________________________. | A. Donna could have supported herself more to reduce her own depression.
B. Donna had given Mary much greater support than she had done herself.
C. Donna paid much attention to and showed lots of care for herself during her dark time.
D. With Donna"s help, life began to return to normal. | |
| 阅读理解。 | Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may
get the card when they are sixty.
Mrs. Mathews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other
things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.
Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizen"s card, but when she used it for the
first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.
The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was not
feeling happy, so after she had paid her money, he winkled(眨眼) at her and whispered. "Don"t
forget to give your mother"s card back to her when you see her again." Mrs. Mathews was very
happy when she heard this. | | 1. Who can get a special card when they are sixty? | A. Senior citizens
B. Old people.
C. Women.
D. Men | | 2. Before she was sixty, Mrs. Mathews used to | A. live alone
B. go to town once a month
C. go to town by car
D. pay the full price for her ride | | 3. Why was Mrs. Mathews very happy when she heard the driver"s words? Because she _______. | A. was traveling cheaply
B. loved her mother deeply
C. was still under sixty
D. she thought she looked much younger than she really was | | 4. From the passage we know the bus driver___________. | A. had poor eyesight
B. was not polite to old people
C. was a kind-hearted man
D. mistook her for a young lady. | | 完形填空。 | Teach Me in the way To Go
I grew up in a very poor Catholic family. My father used some 1 ways to teach us and rarely
spared us from the school of hard lessons. This is the one I 2 most.
On the first day of 2nd grade, my father asked me if I could 3 well. "Yes, I can," I said. So he
gave me a hand-drawn 4 with street names and directions on how to walk to school. School is 3
miles away, and I had never been off my home street by myself, ever.
The 5 he gave me as he sends me the map with my lunch box and jacket said very little, he 6
says, "Everything you need to know is written on the map, read the map and 7 the directions."
Okay, by now I was standing in 8 at his request, scared to death, but he kissed me goodbye and
sent me out the door. And 9 I went to school, crying, but 10 .
I don"t know how long it took for me to get there, or how many fearful and anxious 11 I had,
but I do remember forever 12 it felt when I came around the last corner, and saw my school. The
13 , the laughter, the joy. I had made it! I jumped 14 and angry as I was with my Dad, I wished
I could tell him 15 that I had done it.
He wasn"t there when I got home and I was 16 when he got home. The next day I waited for
him to ask what had happened. He never did. We laughed and talked and our 17 began.
Years later I finally got the 18 to ask him why he did that and why he hadn"t cared about what
had happened. He just looked at me for a few minutes then said, "I didn"t have to ask you, I knew. I
followed you the whole way in the car, 19 far enough back so you could not see me. I saw you
jump up and down at the last street corner. I 20 what you felt."
Then I understood and I cried.
Thanks. Dad. | ( )1. A. usual
( )2. A. hate
( )3. A. remember
( )4. A. paper
( )5. A. look
( )6. A. gently
( )7. A. follow
( )8. A. puzzle
( )9. A. off
( )10.A. smiling
( )11. A. difficulties
( )12. A. what
( )13. A. surprise
( )14. A. up and down
( )15. A. right then
( )16. A. awake
( )17. A. day
( )18. A. chance
( )19. A. only
( )20. A. enjoyed | B. unusual
B. prefer
B. write
B. note
B. gesture
B. possibly
B. catch
B. amazement
B. on
B. jumping
B. courses
B. when
B. relief
B. back and forth
B. just now
B. afraid
B. week
B. courage
B. too
B. felt | C. formal
C. value
C. walk
C. map
C. sign
C. simply
C. check
C. disappointment
C. as
C. running
C. moments
C. how
C. hope
C. left and right
C. until now
C. alone
C. month
C. intention
C. so
C. learned | D. informal
D. make
D. read
D. script
D. meaning
D. coldly
D. keep
D. disbelief
D. for
D. walking
D. strangers
D. why
D. dream
D. in and out
D. then again
D. asleep
D. year
D. desire
D. but
D. doubted | | 阅读理解。 | It"s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly
through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk
downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I
choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart
races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise ,I feel extremely
tired, but a smile is of my face. It"s a smile because the DVD is over , but a smile of success from
pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get
through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when
I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother"s chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised
by my "no thank you," or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it"s okay to just
say "no." I shouldn"t feel sorry for refusing food that I don"t want to eat.
So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice
cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases
self -confidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where
a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now
fit just right. It"s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out. | | 1. Why is there a smile on the author"s face in the morning? | A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise.
C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD.
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement | | 2. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ? | A. She doesn"t like others politely.
B. She likes to make others surprised.
C. Others don"t understand what she dose.
D. Others try to help her by offering her food. | | 3. What does the underlined word "commitment" in the last paragraph mean? | A. Good health
B. Firm belief
C. A strong power
D. A regular habit | | 4. What can we learn about the author from the text? | A. She acts in a strange way.
B. She wants to look different from others.
C. She aims to develop a good body shape.
D. She has difficulty getting along with others. | It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it , "DeLuca recalls saying. " Buck said ,"You should open a sndwich shop.""
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for ﹩1000. DeLuca rented a storefront(店面 ) in Connecticut, and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another ﹩1000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’" And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. “"It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn"t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out, "DeLuca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal, "DeLuca adds.
DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. | | 1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to____________. | A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research | | 2. Which of the following is true of Buck? | A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. | | 3. What can we learn about their first shop? | A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches. | | 4. They decided to open a second store because they _________. | A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful | | 5. What contributes most to their success according to the author? | A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with suppliers.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores. |
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