Long, long ago, after a young woman finished her housework, she went to her grandmother and told
her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She didn"t know how she was going to 1 it and
wanted to give up. She was 2 fighting and struggling . It seemed as one 3 was solved, a new one
would appear.
Her grandmother took her to the 4 . She filled 3 pots with water and placed each on a high fire, and
soon the pots came to 5 . In the first pot, she placed carrots, in the second, she placed 6 , and in the
last she placed ground (被碾成粉末状的) coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. In about 20 minutes she
turned off the 7 and placed them in a separate bowl.
8 to her grandmother, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." She 9 . Her grandmother brought her closer and asked her to feel the
carrots. She did and noticed that they were 10 . The grandmother then asked the granddaughter to take
an egg and 11 it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. 12 , the grandmother
asked the granddaughter to 13 the coffee. The granddaughter smiled as she tasted its rich smell then
asked, "What does it mean, grandmother?"
Her grandmother 14 that each of these objects had faced the same adversity (逆境) , boiling water.
Each responded 15 . The carrot went in strong and hard, however, after 16 the boiling water, it
softened and became weak. The egg had been easily broken. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid
interior (内部) , 17 after sitting through the boiling water, its 18 became hardened. The ground coffee
beans were unique, 19 . After they were in the boiling 20 , they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter. |
( )1. A. bring
( )2. A. tired of
( )3. A. question
( )4. A. bedroom
( )5. A. boil
( )6. A. coffee
( )7. A. doors
( )8. A. Driving
( )9. A. replied
( )10. A. hard
( )11. A. fry
( )12. A. Sadly
( )13. A. cool
( )14. A. explained
( )15. A. simply
( )16. A. beating
( )17. A. or
( )18. A. dish
( )19. A. still
( )20. A. water | B. pour
B. absent from
B. problem
B. study
B. stop
B. eggs
B. lights
B. Running
B. wrote
B. soft
B. eat
B. Fortunately
B. taste
B. instructed
B. slowly
B. reducing
B. so
B. part
B. however
B. oil | C. make
C. curious about
C. reality
C. restaurant
C. burn
C. peers
C. burners
C. Referring
C. found
C. fresh
C. break
C. Therefore
C. empty
C. shouted
C. similarly
C. experiencing
C. and
C. inside
C. thus
C. steel | D. help
D. exciting about
D. chance
D. kitchen
D. rise
D. bowels
D. taps(水龙头)
D. Turning
D. asked
D. pretty
D. sell
D. Finally
D. mix
D. meant
D. differently
D. supplying
D. but
D. outside
D. too
D. sand |
| 1-5: CABDA 6-10: BCDAB 11-15: CDBAD 16-20: CDCBA |
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| 阅读理解。 | Interview with a president
While many teenagers may dream of meeting with pop star Jay Chou or NBA hero Yao Ming, Li Jing
had a far more powerful person on her mind. The Senior 2 from Beijing No.35 High School dreamt of
meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After more than a year of hard work and with a little good luck, Li fulfilled her dream. On October 11, 2004, the 16-year-old girl joined a team of Chinese journalists who went to the Kremlin, in Moscow, to
interview Putin.
Li felt nervous before talking with Putin. "But his greeting and warm smile put me at ease," she said.
Li admires Putin very much, because of his strong will and style of leadership. "He looks very cool," Li
said. During her interview, Li asked Putin whether he plans to educate his two teenage daughters to be
officials in the future. Putin smiled and answered he hopes they can do whatever job suits their interests
and personalities.
Although Li would only have several minutes, she started working on her interview questions last
August after applying for the opportunity. "Journalists work is by no means easy. You need to do lots of
homework on your interviewee," she said. She read many books about Putin and Russia in her spare
time.?
Li"s parents encouraged her to be a student journalist. "We fully support her, as long as it does not affect
her studies," said her father. Previously in her job for a student magazine, Chinese Young Journalists, she
wrote a letter to President Hu Jintao during the SARS epidemic.
Li has learnt a lot from her experience. She said learning to manage her time and developing the
confidence to speak with important people were not the things she could learn in class.? | | 1. The underlined word "interviewee" in the fifth paragraph probably means ______. | A. the person who interviews?
B. the person who is interviewed?
C. the person who know how to interview?
D. the person who plan to interview a famous people? | | 2. Which of the following best describes Li Jing"s parents" attitude towards her being a student journalist? | A. They think to be a student journalist is purely a waste of time.?
B. They worry that to be a student journalist will affect her studies.?
C. They consider it is quite good for Li Jing on the condition of not striking her study.?
D. They neither support it nor object to it.? | | 3. Li Jing is different from those students of her age in that ________. | A. she doesn"t like pop star Jay Chou?
B. she hates meeting with the NBA hero Yao Ming?
C. she wants to meet neither Jay Chou nor Yao Ming?
D. she dreams of meeting the present powerful Russian leader? | | 4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? | A. Li realized her dream just because of her hard work.?
B. Li was at ease at the first sight of president Putin.?
C. Li considers Putin a great leader because of his strong will and style of leadership.
D. Li thinks it impossible to learn in class the confidence to speak with great people. | | 完形填空。 | I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 1 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I 2 a busker
(街头艺人),with a hat in front of him. I had some 3 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him,
thinking to myself he would 4 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 5 like that
type-young and ragged. 6 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to
Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 7 I had no right to place myself above 8 just because he was busking.
I 9 and dropped all the coins into his 10 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 11 as it
sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment-a feeling of 12 or satisfaction, for
example. But nothing happened 13 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 14 ,”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 15 , I saw the busker again and he was 16 . I watched him pick
up the hat and walk 17 a cafe counter. There he poured the 18 contents into a tin collecting 19 an
earthquake fund-raising event. He was busking for charity！
Now I donate any 20 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving. | ( )1.A. left
( )2.A. led
( )3.A. chocolates
( )4.A. almost
( )5.A. acted
( )6.A. Though
( )7.A. declared
( )8.A. it
( )9.A. waited
( )10.A. rag
( )11.A. selfish
( )12.A. happiness
( )13.A. Disappointedly
( )14.A. words
( )15.A. moment
( )16.A. walking around
( )17.A. around
( )18.A. chief
( )19.A. by
( )20.A. work | B. cleaned
B. chose
B. coins
B. only
B. looked
B. For
B. realized
B. all
B. followed
B. hat
B. awkward
B. sadness
B. Unfortunately
B. effort
B. day
B. passing by
B. in
B. basic
B. for
B. time | C. prepared
C. saw
C. tins
C. rather
C. sounded
C. Therefore
C. expected
C. him
C. stopped
C. pocket
C. innocent
C. love
C. Coincidentally
C. space
C. break
C. packing up
C. behind
C. actual
C. on
C. energy | D. searched
D. fooled
D. drugs
D. still
D. smelt
D. But
D. guessed
D. them
D. arrived
D. counter
D. special
D. hate
D. Comfortably
D. money
D. event
D. running off
D. to
D. total
D. with
D. change | | 阅读理解。 | The drug store was closing for the night.Young Alfred Higgins,the shop.assistant,was ready to go
home.Mr.Carr,the boss,stared at him and said:"Hold on,Alfred.Maybe you"d be good enough to take
the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go."Alfred"s face got red. After a little
hesitation,he took out what he had stolen.Mr.Can"said."Maybe I should call your mother and let her
know I"m going to have to put you in prison."
Alfred thought his mother would come rushing in, eyes burning with anger.But,to his surpnse, she
arrived wearing a smile."Hello, I"m Alfred"s mother.Is he in trouble?"she said.Mr. Carr was surprised ,
too.He had expected Alfred"s mother to come in nervously,shaking with fear, asking with wet eyes for
a mercy for her son.But no, she was most calm, quiet and pleasant and was making Mr.Carr feel
guilty....Soon Mr.Carr was shaking his head in agreement with what she was saying.""Of course,""he
said,""I don"t want to be cruel. You are right. Sometimes, a little good advice is the best thing for a boy
at certain times in his life and it often takes the youths long time to get sense into their heads."And he
warmly shook Mrs. Higgins"s hand.
Back home, without even looking at Alfred, she said, "You are a bad luck. It is one thing after
another,always has been. Why do you stand there so stupidly? Go to bed.""In his bedroom, Alfred
heard his mother in the kitchen.There was no shame in him,just pride in his mother"s strength.He felt
he must tell her how great she was.As he got to the kitchen.he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea.
He was shocked by what he saw.His mother"s face was a frightened,broken one.It was not the same
cool,bright face he saw earlier in the drug store.As she lifted the tea cup,her hand shook.And some
of the tea splashed on the table.Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old.He watched his
mother without making a sound.The picture of his mother made him want to cry.He felt his youth
coming to an end.He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaking hand and the deep lines
of worry in her grey face.It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother. | | 1. The reason why Mr.Carr felt guilty was that______ . | A. he found Alfred was in fact innocent
B. he should have called a policeman in first
C. Alfred"s mother appeared polite and gentle
D. he thought he was partly responsible for it | | 2. Which ofthe following is probably said by Mrs.Higgins while talking to Mr.Carr? | A."Please,for God"s sake,you know,he is just a kid."
B."I can"t believe it!You are treating my son like that!"
C."You know,it takes time for a youth to truly grow up."
D."Punishment makes sense because it teaches about the law." | | 3.What do you think"his mother"s strength""refer to? | A. Mrs.Higgins"s calmness and communicating skills.
B. Mrs.Higgins""attitude towards parental sufferings.
C. Mrs.Higgins"s love and care for her son Alfred.
D. Mrs.Higgins"s greatness as a woman. | | 4. After the incident,young Alfred would probably____. | A. feel ashamed of his mother
B. change his attitude towards life
C. learn to live an independent life
D. hate Mr.Carr for hurting his mother | | 阅读理解。 | When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other
teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street.But she overcame
these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And
her amazing story has inspired a movie,"Homeless to Harvard:The Liz Murray Story" shown in late April.
Liz Murray, a 22.year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story"of willpower and
determination.Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents.There was never enough food
or warm clothes in the house.Liz was the only member of the family who had a job.Her mother had
AIDS and died when Liz was iust l5 years old.The effect of that LOSS became a turning point in her life.
Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died.she decided to do
something about it.
Liz went back to school.She threw herself into her studies,never telling her teachers that she was
homeless.At night, she lived on the streets.".What drove me to live on had something to do with
understanding,by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a
small part of the society,""she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to
others,such as a safe living environment,to encourage herself that"next to nothing could hold me down".
She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But
Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her
father,who has also developed AIDS."I love""my parents so much. They are drug addicts.But I never
forget that they love me all the time."
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is""as simple as making a
decision". | 1. In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
a. Her mother died ofAIDS.
b. She worked at a petrol station.
c. She got admitted into Harvad.
d. The movie about her life was put on.
e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep. | A. b,a,e,c,d
B. a,b,c,e,d
C. e,d,b,a,c
D. b,e,a,d,c | | 2.The main idea of the passage is_______. | A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University
B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhood
C. why Liz loved her parents so much
D. how Liz struggled to change her life | | 3. What actually made her go towards her goal? | A. Envy and encouragement.
B. Willpower and determination.
C. Decisions and understanding.
D. Love and respect for her parents. | 4. When she wrote""What drove me to live on...1 had only experienced a small part of the
society",she meant that______. | A. she had little experience of social life
B. she could hardly understand the society
C. she would do something for her own life
D. she needed to travel more around the world | | 完形填空。 | Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo(柔道) _1_
he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his 2 with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was
doing well, but he could not 3 why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.
"Sir," the boy finally said, "I think I should 4 more moves."
"But this is the 5 move you will ever need to know," the master replied.
Not quite understanding, the boy kept 6 . Several months later, the teacher 7 the boy to his first
tournament(锦标赛). 8 himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be
more 9 . However, after some time, the opponent(对手) became impatient. The boy used his one move
to 10 the match. Now the boy was in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more 11 . Concerned that the boy might get 12 , the
referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.
"No," the teacher 13 , "let him continue."
Soon his opponent made a mistake. 14 the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match
and became the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the teacher 15 every move in every match. Then the boy asked
16 was really on his mind. "How did I win the tournament 17 only one move?"
"You won for two reasons," the teacher answered. "First, you"ve 18 one of the most difficult moves
in Judo. And second, the only known 19 for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you"ve lost it." The
boy"s biggest 20 had become his biggest strength. | ( )1. A. because
( )2. A. talks
( )3. A. wonder
( )4. A. change
( )5. A. easiest
( )6. A. improving
( )7. A. paid
( )8. A. Surprising
( )9. A. serious
( )10. A. beat
( )11. A. developed
( )12. A. hurt
( )13. A. repeated
( )14. A. Immediately
( )15. A designed.
( )16. A. what
( )17. A. for
( )18. A. managed
( )19. A. condition
( )20. A. weakness | B although
B. games
B. examine
B. notice
B. only
B. following
B. left
B. Disappointing
B. difficult
B. win
B. terrified
B. bored
B. announced
B. Probably
B. suggested
B. who
B. from
B. supposed
B. process
B. kindness | C. or
C. lessons
C. understand
C. get
C. best
C. training
C. took
C. Frightening
C. powerful
C. miss
C. advanced
C. changed
C. reported
C. Actually
C. reviewed
C. which
C. with
C. ordered
C. influence
C. happiness | D. while
D. stories
D. forget
D. learn
D. first
D. checking
D. lost
D. Worrying
D. careful
D. defeat
D. experienced
D. broken
D. insisted
D. Especially
D. continued
D. how
D. in
D. mastered
D. defense
D. sadness |
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