The day that I met my best friend for the first time, I was full of anxiety. I was trying to do some __41__ for an important oral exam in the local library, but people kept ____ me. I was getting annoyed and of course, I wasn"t able to ___. Suddenly I heard someone singing behind me. I ____ and glared at the person who was singing. It was a tall girl about the same age as me.
The fact that she looked like a sensitive, friendly girl didn"t matter. If anything, it made me even angrier.“ How could she be so selfish？” I thought ____.
I picked up my books, glared at her and whispered coldly, “Thanks to your ____， I"ve been unable to study. You"re so ____！”
I left the library in such a hurry that I left the most important textbook ____. when I got home two hours later, I found that textbook gone. I was so ____ that I almost cried. Just then, the phone rang. A gentle voice ____ the speaker as Jenny and asked if I was Jane. After ____ that I was, she said that she had noticed I"d left my book in the library and as my ___ was in it, she"d asked a librarian to get my phone number. She said that she didn"t live far away and could bring it around for me if I needed it.
I sighed with ____ and agreed to meet her at the convenience store down the road. Of course you"ve ____ who Jenny was. She was the girl I had shouted at for singing in the library. When I recognized her in the convenience store, I was filled with ____ and apologized for my ruled behavior. I felt so ____， but Jenny just laughed, saying she was glad to see that I"d also left my ____ in the library! I couldn"t help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
Ever since then we"ve been best friends and we got along really well. To be honest, I trust her more than any one else. I often think how ____ I am. If Jenny hadn"t been a kind person who was willing to ____ my shortcomings, I would ____ have experienced such true friendship.
| 小题1: | | A．research | B．revision | | C．work | D．experiment |
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小题2:．| A．watching | B．asking | | C．warning | D．disturbing |
| 小题3: | | A．speak | B．improve | | C．concentrate | D．follow |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned around | B．turned down | | C．turned off | D．turned over |
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| 小题5: | | A．sadly | B．hopelessly | | C．angrily | D．crazily |
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| 小题6: | | A．practice | B．noise | | C．attitude | D．existence |
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| 小题7: | | A．selfish | B．active | | C．sensitive | D．stupid |
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| 小题8: | | A．out | B．around | | C．aside | D．behind |
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| 小题9: | | A．nervous | B．careless | | C．upset | D．forgetful |
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| 小题10: | | A．introduced | B．considered | | C．took | D．remembered |
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| 小题11: | | A．deciding | B．confirming | | C．realizing | D．thinking |
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| 小题12: | | A．address | B．class | | C．writing | D．name |
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| 小题13: | | A．comfort | B．relief | | C．confidence | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．found | | C．guessed | D．heard |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．energy | | C．doubt | D．shame |
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| 小题16: | | A．worried | B．sorry | | C．terrible | D．excited |
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| 小题17: | | A．glare | B．expression | | C．virtue | D．friendship |
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小题18:．| A．considerate | B．pleased | | C．lucky | D．grateful |
| 小题19: | | A．overcome | B．share | | C．hide | D．forgive |
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| 小题20: | | A．ever | B．never | | C．seldom | D．still |
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
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文章大意：作者讲述了自己获得真正友谊的经历。
小题1:B 我正在图书馆“复习”准备口语考试。revision“复习”；research“调查”；work“工作”；experiment“实验”。
小题2:D 人们不停地“打扰”我，我很生气。disturb“打扰”；watch“观察”；ask“问”；warn“警告”。
小题3:C 我很生气，当然无法“集中精力”(复习)。concentrate“集中精力”；speak“说”；improve“改进，提高”；follow“跟随”。
小题4:A 突然，我听到有人在我身后唱歌，我“转身”对唱歌的人怒目而视。turn around“转身”；turn down“拒绝，把音量调低”；turn off“关”；turn over“翻转”。
小题5:C 她怎么会如此自私！我“生气地”想。
小题6:B 因为你的“噪音”，我无法学习。noise“噪音”；practice“练习，实践”；attitude“态度”；existence“存在”。此处用噪音来表示那个女孩的歌声，和作者生气相对应。
小题7:A 你是如此地“自私”。selfish“自私的”；active“积极的”；sensitive“敏感的”；stupid“笨的，愚蠢的”。此处与45空前的selfish照应。
小题8:D 我离开了图书馆，走得如此匆忙以至于把最重要的教材“落在了”图书馆。leave behind“忘带，留下，丢弃”。
小题9:C 丢了最重要的教材，找不到它当然是“心烦难过”。upset“心烦意乱的”；nervous“紧张的”；careless“粗心的”；forgetful“健忘的，好忘事的”。
小题10:A 一个甜美的声音“介绍”打电话的人(自己)名字是詹妮，并问我是不是简。introduce...as“介绍．.....是”；consider...as“认为．.....是”；take...as“作为……而获得……”；remember...as“把．.....当作．.....记住”。
小题11:B “确认”我是简后，她说她注意到我把书落在了图书馆。confirm“确认，证实”；decide“决定”；realize“意识到”；think“想”。
小题12:D 因为我的“名字”在书里，所以她问图书管理员要了我的电话。此处詹妮是给我打了电话，并问了我的名字，所以选name。
小题13:B 我知道了自己的书是在詹妮处，所以应该是“如释重负”。relief“宽慰，安心”；comfort“安慰”；confidence“信心”；satisfaction“满意”。
小题14:C 当然，你可能已经“猜出”了詹妮是谁了。guess“猜，猜测”；recognize“认出”；find“找到”；hear“听到”。
小题15:D 当我在便利店认出她时，我的内心充满了“愧疚”，并为我的粗鲁行为道了歉。shame“羞愧，羞耻”；courage“勇气”；energy“精力，能源”；doubt“怀疑”。
小题16:B 我感到非常“抱歉”，但是詹妮只是笑了笑，说她很高兴看到我把“怒视”也落在了图书馆。
小题17:A 见上题解析。glare“怒视”，此处与44空后的glared以及46空前的glared照应。
小题18:C 我经常想自己何其“幸运”。lucky“幸运的”；considerate“体贴人的”；pleased“高兴的”；grateful“感激的”。
小题19:B 见上题解析
小题20:D 如果詹妮不是一个善良的人，一个“原谅”我的缺点的人，那么我就“绝不”会体验到如此真实的友谊。forgive“原谅，谅解”；overcome“克服”；share“分享”；hide“掩藏，躲藏”。詹妮原谅了作者的无礼。 |
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On May 23rd the United States Department of Agriculture will meet to discuss the pressing topic of wild pigs. These beasts, which number 6 million or so, are an increasing bother. At their worst, they can damage crops, spread diseases, attack humans and kill farm animals. And things are getting worse: a study show that they are likely to double in number over the next 3 years. Why is it so hard to control wild pigs?
Introduced to America in the 16th century, and related to the wild pigs found in Europe, wild pigs can be found in 75% of all states. No single law exists to control them and regulations differ between states: while in Missouri they can only be shot if met by chance, in Texas hunting is actively encouraged. A “pork chopper” law allows Texan hunters to shoot wild pigs from helicopters, and some people in Louisiana have even built their own pighunting drone(无人机). As well as being popular with hunters, wild pigs are cheaper for game raisers to breed(饲养)than deer. In Michigan and Pennsylvania suggested bans on the private breeding of pigs for hunting have caused quarrels between game raisers and wildlife officials.
Wild pigs" double nature——considered pests by farmers, but valued by hunters——makes it hard to pass laws to control them. Two other factors also contribute. Nearly 70% of land in America is privately owned. And it is difficult for lawmakers to impose(强加)breeding and hunting laws on private landowners. Secondly, it is hard to define a wild pig.
In some states, laws are being introduced to redefine the term “wild animal” to keep out wild pigs. This is good news for those raising pigs for hunting, but less are to those who consider them pests whose number should be limited. Meanwhile, discussions continue over how to deal with this problem.
小题1:People are not permitted to hunt wild pigs freely in ________. | A．Texas | B．Michigan | | C．Missouri | D．Louisiana |
小题2:Why do the game raisers prefer raising wild pigs to deer? | A．It"s difficult to raise deer. | | B．Wild pigs are in large numbers. | | C．Deer are not popular with hunters. | | D．They can benefit more from wild pigs. |
小题3:Which is NOT the reason for the difficulty in controlling wild pigs? | A．The difficulty of passing effective laws. | | B．The high percentage of land owned privately. | | C．The farmers" unwillingness to shoot wild pigs. | | D．The popularity of raising wild pigs in many states. |
小题4:What is the best title of the text?| A．Why are wild pigs so hard to control? | | B．Are wild pigs pests or wild animals? | | C．Wild pigs——an increasing danger in the US. | | D．How to deal with the problem of wild pigs? |
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Steve knew he"d been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided he"d try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which he"d been adopted gave him his mother"s name: Tallady. But online searches didn"t turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let it go.
In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe"s store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here？”
Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they"d never really talked. He hadn"t even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasn"t sure how to approach her，” he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.
When Tallady realized that the nice guy she"d been waving at was his son, she sobbed. She"d always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. She"d given him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. “I wasn"t ready to be a mother，” she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, “I have a complete family now.”
小题1:Steve gave up the online search for his birth mother in 2003 because ________.| A．the agency didn"t give him any help | | B．there was no information about his mother | | C．his mother didn"t turn up online | | D．he missed the information about his mother |
小题2:．What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007?| A．Her home address. | B．Her full name. | | C．Her boss"s name. | D．Her new job. |
小题3:Why Steve avoided Tallady for months?| A．Because she didn"t want to talk to him. | | B．Because he wasn"t fully prepared for the reunion. | | C．Because she was very difficult to approach. | | D．Because he didn"t think she was his birth mother. |
小题4:The best title for the text is ________.| A．The Love of Mother | | B．An Unexpected Meeting | | C．The Power of the Internet | | D．An Unusual Reunion |
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To Friend or Not to Friend
We all love our parents and turn to them when we"re in need, but would you like them to hear the conversations you have with your friends on the school playground or lunch queue? Social networking sites have become extensions of the school hallways, so would you add your parents as “friends” and allow them to view your online activities and conversations with friends?
In the past the generation gap included a technology gap, where children were up to date with latest technology and parents were left behind, content to continue their day to day lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about technology. However, more and more parents are beginning to realize just how important social networks are in their lives. This realization has given many parents the motivation to educate themselves about social networking sites.
These days many people are attracted to social networking sites because they can choose who they have around them; there"s also a certain amount of control over privacy that we don"t get in real life. Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated when we must accept a “friend” request from a parent or family member.
It"s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a parent to become a part of our online lives. On the one hand we don"t want to “reject” their request because that might hurt their feelings or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other hand if you do accept, then you could have a sense of being watched and no longer feel free to comment or communicate the way you did before.
A recent survey suggested that parents shouldn"t take it personally if their child ignores their request: “When a teen ignores a parent"s friend request, it doesn"t necessarily mean that they are hiding something, but it could mean that this is one part of their life where they want to be independent.”
Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would help soften the blow if you do choose not to add them to your friends list.
小题1:From Paragraph 2, we learn that ________.| A．parents feel secure about their privacy online | | B．social networks successfully fill the generation gap | | C．parents have realized the importance of social networks | | D．social networks offer a platform for parents to communicate |
小题2:Teenagers may refuse a parent"s friend request because ________.| A．they hide something from their parents | | B．they are unwilling to be watched by parents | | C．their parents tend to fall behind in technology | | D．their parents make negative comments on them |
小题3:The passage is mainly about ________.| A．privacy online | | B．social networks | | C．the generation gap | | D．parents" friend requests |
小题4:The passage is written mainly for ________.| A．parents | B．teenagers | | C．teachers | D．researchers |
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This message is to inform all the children that Santa"s post office in Himmelpfort, Germany, is open to receive your holiday wishes. That means you can mail your letters to Santa about 6 weeks sooner than that last year. Santa knows you"ve been good and wants to make sure he and his helpers receive your wish list earlier.
Eight post offices are organized across Germany to answer all letters children send. This year they plan to receive over 250,000 letters. Though the letters fly from over 80 different countries, Santa and his helpers can understand and make sure to answer all the letters.
In 1984, two children from Berlin sent their wish lists to Himmelpfort after spending vacation there. Their letters were answered by postal employees and later Himmelpfort increased its helpers to meet the needs of increased mail traffic. Year after year, Santa and his crew use an ecofriendly powered vehicle to collect the thousands of letters he receives from young boys and girls. The great news for this year is that if you come to the beautiful town of Himmelpfort, you can drop off your letter and visit Santa in person, from Tuesdays to Thursdays until Christmas Eve.
Santa does not currently have an email, Twitter or a Facebook account. He believes in oldfashioned communication. So get out your paper and write your wish list. Just make sure your letter is clear so you can receive an official response, send your letters to：
Santa
Christmas Post Office
Himmelpfort, Germany 16798
小题1:This year Santa and his helpers ________.| A．are eager to receive more wishes | | B．keep traveling around 80 countries | | C．are able to receive kids" letters earlier | | D．answer most of the letters from kids |
小题2:From the 3rd paragraph, we know that ________.| A．post offices send kids all the presents they ask for | | B．children from Berlin like spending holidays in Himmelpfort | | C．Santa uses a powered vehicle because of the heavy mail traffic | | D．children can visit Santa in the flesh before Christmas Eve this year |
小题3:Santa doesn"t have social communications online probably because he ________.| A．is not sure about the online security | | B．trusts traditional ways of communication | | C．prefers official and formal letters | | D．thinks written letters are clearer than emails |
小题4:This text is intended for ________.| A．tourists coming to Himmelpfort | | B．teenagers preferring writing letters | | C．parents preparing for Christmas | | D．children planning to write to Santa |
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Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day，it was often close to ____.
Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___， for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.
One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____， he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____.
So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____， it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money.
Without ____， Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____.
“It"s nothing really...I was doing what ____ would have done，” Peter"s face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter"s ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth"s ___.Peter was overjoyed.
| 小题1: | | A．anytime | B．shorttime | | C．daytime | D．nighttime |
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| 小题2: | | A．supermarket | B．night school | | C．restaurant | D．hotel |
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| 小题3: | | A．morning | B．noon | | C．evening | D．midnight |
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| 小题4: | | A．settle | B．impress | | C．support | D．treat |
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| 小题5: | | A．more | B．some | | C．little | D．much |
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| 小题6: | | A．son | B．breadwinner | | C．one | D．assistant |
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| 小题7: | | A．stayed | B．shopped | | C．worked | D．visited |
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| 小题8: | | A．old | B．torn | | C．familiar | D．heavy |
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| 小题9: | | A．joy | B．disappointment | | C．shock | D．relief |
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| 小题10: | | A．leader | B．assistant | | C．boss | D．owner |
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| 小题11: | | A．success | B．fear | | C．hesitation | D．doubt |
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| 小题12: | | A．on behalf | B．on duty | | C．on watch | D．on purpose |
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| 小题13: | | A．unfinished | B．unused | | C．untouched | D．unexpected |
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| 小题14: | | A．look at | B．look up to | | C．look down on | D．look forward to |
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| 小题15: | | A．few | B．none | | C．anybody | D．policemen |
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| 小题16: | | A．independently | B．personally | | C．cautiously | D．regularly |
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| 小题17: | | A．letter | B．notice | | C．call | D．packet |
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| 小题18: | | A．colleague | B．boss | | C．consumer | D．enemy |
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| 小题19: | | A．introduce | B．expose | | C．promote | D．lead |
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| 小题20: | | A．university education | B．travel costs | | C．holiday parties | D．medical treatment |
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