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For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then from across the street someone came walking.
It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest to the child’s house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly,but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child’s house. She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then closed the door without looking round. She began to breathe hard.
She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show the four doors leading off a small landing(楼梯平台). She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small washroom that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child’s bed and the child.
小题1:The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.
A.a woman was driving the car
B.someone was standing by a street lamp.
C.a man and a woman were walking up the street.
D.a woman was walking by herself up the street.
小题2:After the woman closed the front door, she ___________.
A.looked round quicklyB.started breathing again
C.rested before movingD.walked straight towards the front door
小题3: When she was upstairs, the woman _______.
A.saw that there was a wash-basin in each room
B.noticed a mirror which she was looking for
C.found a torch in one of the rooms
D.opened four different doors
小题4: Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for ____
A.might be in the kitchen
B.was more likely to be upstairs
C.would be easily seen by the light from the hall
D.would look frightening to a child

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
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试题分析:
小题1:根据but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a woman’s face.,可以看出汽车经过时车灯照亮了她的脸,是一位女士在街上走,故选D。
小题2:根据She began to breathe hard..She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort,,故选C。
小题3:根据She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside,故选D。
小题3:She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs.故选B。
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When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark(标记) the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused(拒绝) to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
小题1:What does “Week by week her list grew” mean in the first paragraph?
A.As time went by, she discovered more shortcomings of mine.
B.She made a longer list of my shortcomings the next week.
C.She more and more disliked me as time went by.
D.She added one more shortcoming on the list every week.
小题2:What did the father ask her daughter to do when she complained(抱怨) about her “enemy”?
A.To pay no attention to her “enemy’s” gossiping.
B.To keep away from her “enemy” at school.
C.To write down what the girl said and accept the truth.
D.To do whatever she wanted to as usual.
小题3:Why did her father refuse to take the list her daughter made?
A.Because he wanted her daughter to perfect herself.
B.Because what the list said were not his shortcomings.
C.Because he thought the list didn’t belong to him.
D.Because he believed the list could be well kept by her.
小题4:Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?
A.Not an Enemy, But a Good Friend B.The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C.My Father and I D.My Childhood

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Selina, Michael, Tony and Sam enjoy listening to the radio. Read the following description and help them make proper choices.
57. ________ Tony, a sports lover, always cares much about sports events. He dreams to be a sports reporter after graduation.
58. ________ Michael is a university student. He likes music very much, especially rock and pop music.
59. ________ Sam is a teacher. He is one of the most popular teachers, because he always likes to tell his students what is going on world widely. So he needs to know global events of all kinds.
60. ________ Selina has three children. They are very lovely. They are interested in drama, reading and watching TV as well.
A. BBC Radio 3
BBC 3 broadcasts radio entertainment all day, every day. Hear the original radio comedies which became TV hits and the all-time comedy greats. There’s drama as well as reading of favourite books and a daily show just for kids.
B. BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 Music celebrates the very best in music. It’s a station for people who are passionate about rock and pop music. The station plays a rich mix of modern and classic artists and is devoted to the success of new rising bands.
C. BBC Radio 1
Devoted to giving you comments on news and sports events. Special rights on all the major sports events including up to the minute news and debates.
D. BBC World Service
World Service gets to the heart of global events. Programmes cover news to science and the environment to arts, religion and music of all kinds.

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One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple(弄皱)the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.
“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.
小题1:
A.20 dollar B.20 dollars C.20-dollarsD.20-dollar.
小题2:
A.risenB.putC.raised D.held
小题3:
A.billB.paperC.cashD.change
小题4:
A.SomebodyB.NobodyC.AnybodyD.You
小题5:
A.upB.downC.aboveD.around
小题6:
A.shouldB.canC.ifD.Whether
小题7:
A.threwB.droppedC.fellD.put
小题8:
A.showedB.liftedC.broughtD.picked
小题9:
A.goodB.cleanC.largeD.dirty
小题10:
A.givenB.learnedC.taughtD.taken
小题11:
A.thatB.howC.whatD.Why
小题12:
A.valueB.priceC.effectD.part
小题13:
A.studiesB.workC.fieldsD.lives
小题14:
A.doB.makeC.giveD.take
小题15:
A.meetB.dealC.talkD.get
小题16:
A.likeB.hopeC.wishD.Expect
小题17:
A.worthlessB.weakC.poorD.careless
小题18:
A.fromB.inC.aboutD.at
小题19:
A.beautyB.faceC.looksD.impression
小题20:
A.lessonB.truthC.sayingD.story

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Rowena and Billy Wrangler are model high school students. They study hard and do extremely well on achievement tests. And next year,Rowena will be attending Harvard University.Billy,her younger brother,hopes to go to Cornell.What makes Rowena and Billy different from most students is that they don"t go to school.In fact,they"ve never been to school.Since kindergarten,they"ve studied at home.Like many of more than one million people who receive home schooling in the United States, they feel as if they"ve gotten a good education.
The home-schooling trend began in the U.S.in the 1980s with parents keeping their children out of public schools so they could provide religious education at home. Today,as the home-schooling trend continues to grow,parents are more likely to consider home schooling as an option because they believe schools don"t do a very good job of teaching and are occasionally dangerous places.But can parents really do a better job?
The answer in many cases is yes.In many studies,students taught at home ranked average or above average when compared to students who went to public schools.More importantly,these students were often more self-directed and have a greater depth of knowledge.They were well prepared for academic challenges.
One such student,Robert Conrad, now a sophomore at university, claims he really learned how to study and schedule his time during his eight years of home schooling.Still, not every student is as successful as Robert.
“For every home-schooling success story,there are an equal number of failures.”states Henry Lipscomb,an educational researcher.“There are just so many disadvantages that students taught at home have to overcome.” For example,they have fewer chances to get in touch with others of their own age.Consequently,they sometimes lack the usual social skills.“No matter what,though,”states Lipscomb,“home-schooling is a growing trend.I think we"ll be seeing more and more of this.”
小题1:Compared with other students, Rowena and Billy are most different in the fact that ___________.
A.they preferred to teach themselves
B.they do extremely well on achievement tests
C.they don"t go to school as other teenagers
D.they feel they have gotten a good education
小题2:According to the article, what is NOT the advantage of being educated at home?
A.Home is a safer place for children.
B.Students taught at home are more self-directed.
C.Students taught at home have a greater depth of knowledge.
D.Students taught at home can go to good universities.
小题3:The writer thinks __________ .
A.parents can do a better job than schools
B.home-schooling will be more and more useful
C.home-schooling is good in some aspects
D.students taught at home make greater achievements
小题4:The best title of this text might be ________ .
A.Home-schooling:A Growing Trend
B.Home-schooling:A Better Choice
C.Home-schooling:A Way to Success
D.Home-schooling:A New Method of Education

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Two graduates from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom found themselves about to graduate, yet with loans to pay off. The pair decided to begin a strange, year-long project to battle their debt.
The men, Ross Harper and Ed Moyse, set up the site BuyMyFace.co.uk. last October as a way to get rid of the $80,000 they shared as student loans. The idea behind the project was to earn money by selling their faces as advertising space every day for a year. Each day, they advertise a different business on their site by painting the brand"s logo or name on their faces and including a link to the company’s site. After they paint their faces and publish them on the site, Harper and Moyse go out to highly populated areas such as music festivals and theme parks to maximize their faces’ exposure.
At this time, Harper and Moyse have advertised their faces for over four months without skipping a day and they"re more than halfway to their goal. Though they first started charging a minimum of about USD $1.60 per company, the prices have risen as their popularity increased. For advertising space during the remainder of April, they range between USD $250 and $750. 
Terri L. Rittenburg, associate professor of marketing at the University of Wyoming, said she had heard of people tattooing (纹身) logos on themselves before, but this idea is much better. According to her, at first the idea would be new and novel and attract attention, but she is unsure how long it would last.
At least for now, companies that have bought Harper and Moyse’s faces have written positive comments on the pair’s website. “We had a three percent increase in website traffic on the very day and for two days more afterwards,” said an alcoholic beverage company.
小题1:Which of the following was most possibly taken from the website BuyMyFace.co.uk.?
A.B.C.D.
小题2: Harper and Moyse go to highly populated areas to _____.
A.have funB.make friendsC.show their facesD.find new customers
小题3:We can infer from the article that the two men _____.
A.must have earned more than $40,000
B.aren’t getting on well with their project
C.may close their site next month
D.always work hard except on holidays

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