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He patrolled (巡逻) the spring every day, and swept away all the leaves and other things that would dirty
the fresh flow of water. Soon, beautiful swans (天鹅) came to the clear spring, and the village became a
popular attraction for visitors.
Years passed. One evening the town leaders held a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them
said, "Why do we keep this old man on year after year? I don"t think we need him or his work." Later, the
old man was asked to leave.
For several weeks, nothing changed. By early autumn, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring
was covered with leaves. A few days later, the water was much darker. Only a few months after the old man
left, all the swans left, as did the tourists. Disease reached deeply into the village.
Quickly, the leaders held a special meeting. Realizing their mistake, they rehired the old man. Then within
a few weeks, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life returned to the village.
So, my friends, do you see? No matter how small your work or your life seems to be, never overlook it.
Anything we can do will make a difference.
B. he did his work carelessly
C. he was too old to do the job
D. he could do other better jobs
B. Moved.
C. Excited.
D. Calm.
B. Ignore.
C. Praise.
D. Punish.
B. work can bring old people happiness
C. everyone should always respect others
D. everyone can be his own master
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cooking her dog by mistake? Or did you hear about the man who died at his desk at work, and nobody in the
office noticed he was dead for five days? These stories have two things in common. They both are not true,
and they both are urban legends (传闻).
Usually, legends are stories of events from long ago. Urban legends, on the other hand, are stories in the
recent past, perhaps even last week! Urban legends are that there are many different versions (版本) of the
same story, with local information changed to make the story seem more real. Today, the Internet has become
a common way for urban legends to spread very quickly.
A good example of an urban legend is the story of the girl who was killed by her jeans. In the 1980s, it was
popular to wear very tight jeans. At that time, Levi"s sold special jeans that shrank (缩水) when you washed
them. According to the story, a girl wanted to make her jean as tight as possible, so she wore them in the water.
Unluckily, they shrank so much that the girl died. In fact, this legend came from a Levi"s advertisement on TV.
In the TV ad, a man stepped into the water and his tight jeans became the right size.
However, some stories that sound like urban legends really come from real events. For example, there is a
story about muggers (抢劫者) using snakes to rob people. There have been real reports about this. The muggers
hold a snake in a person"s face and then take the person"s money. According to the legend, these muggers are
very common, so you should keep an eye out for (密切注意) strangers carrying snakes.
B. It tells readers what urban legends are.
C. It tells readers how to make up urban legends.
D. It tells readers a TV ad.
B. have the same version in different places
C. none of them come from real events
D. are immediately known because of the Internet
B. She played a part in a TV ad.
C. Her jeans became too small.
D. A man stepped into the water, too.
B. The dead man in the office.
C. The girl killed by her jeans.
D. The muggers using snakes.
countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the
centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided
to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took
the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when
she got the painter"s bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words:"Four hours watching Miss Hall sing
and dance: 3 pounds," with this note:"After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings."
B. she didn"t like to live in the country.
C. her home was far away from where she worked.
D. she didn"t want to go back to her hometown any longer.
B. sang and danced for him for hours
C. paid him 3 pounds
D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
B. to ask to pay for his watching her show
C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
B. 12
C. 20
D. 15
B. He was a poor man.
C. He was not friendly to others.
D. He knew little about music and dances.
"Police station? A train for Santa Fe collide (相撞) with a 1 at the McDonald Street Crossing. Please
go there at once, with an ambulance, too. A man is badly wounded." said 2 voice of a young woman.
"Just a minute. We"ll come 3 . Please stay there and wait." Answered the policeman. Within a minute,
a police car and an ambulance (救护车) 4 . Soon they got to the 5 , but only to find 6 was fine. No
collision, 7 wounded man." 8 a dirty trick!" said the policeman angrily. "We must find out that
mischievous (恶作剧的) 9 and …" They had not been able to say anything about a 10 when they heard
the whistle of a train: the train was nearing them quickly. All 11 a sudden, a truck appeared. It suddenly 12
to move on. Right then and there, before the eyes of all the people 13 , the train collide with the truck heavily
and 14 it dozens of meters away.
When Randolph Bruce, the driver, was 15 out of the damaged truck, he was 16 wounded just as the
young woman had foretold on the 17 . As he was taken to the 18 in time, he was saved at last.
Later the policeman did whatever they could to find the woman who had telephoned them but 19 .
It is surprising that a prophecy (预言) should coincide with the 20 so exactly.
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| When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother"s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her. My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan..." And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don"t send me check already two week late. " And then, in perfect English I said: "I"m getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn"t arrived. " Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can"t tolerate any more excuse. If I don"t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week." The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother"s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother"s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world. | |||
| 1. Why was the author"s mother poorly served? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. She was unable to speak good English. B. She was often misunderstood. C. She was not clearly heard. D. She was not very polite. | |||
| 2. From Paragorph 2, we know that the author was _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. good at pretending B. rude to the stockbroker C. ready to help her mother D. unwilling to phone for her mother | |||
| 3. After the author made the phone call, _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. they forgave the stockbroker B. they failed to get the check C. they went to New York immediately D. they spoke to their boss at once | |||
| 4. What does the author think of her mother"s English now? | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. It confuses her. B. It embarrasses her. C. It helps her understand the world. D. It helps her tolerate rude people. | |||
| 5. We can inter from the passage that Chinese English _____. | |||
| [ ] | |||
| A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers. B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers. C. has a very bad reputation in America. D. may bring inconvenience in America. | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. 1 excited, Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax 2 from time to time. The family were 3 the trip. But about three hours later things began to 4 . It was starting to snow. Alvin sped up the car, 5 to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to 6 down. The snow on the 7 was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to 8 on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow 9 the engine refused to start again. "The snow doesn"t seem to 10 . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?" Alvin asked. Clare said she 11 to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But 12 was to come. Soon they lost their 13 and had to walk aimlessly on and on. Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they were 14 that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax 15 made them filled with courage, warmth and strength. They 16 and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had countless falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their 17 again. One, two, three, …seven days passed. On the eighth day, 18 at last came from Alvin"s parents, the police and local people. But the young 19 had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frost-bites (冻伤). Fortunately, there was 20 seriously wrong with little Alax. | |||