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“Why did I stop for a few drinks in the bar after work?” she thought to herself. Now it was dark and the streets deserted. She was alone and a sitting duck.
She felt as if she was walking in the rain. Her clothes were damp from nervous sweat and as each short hot breath hit the night air, it turned to steam, coating her glasses in a thin film so all she saw seemed covered in fog.
The footsteps were closer now. She needed to get off this street. Her eyes began a useless search for an open store or lighted window. Passing a small lane she looked through, for a possible escape route. But the lane was a dead - end and she laughed to herself at the irony ( 具有讽刺意味的事 ).
The sound of a car behind her turning onto the street interrupted her self – pity. Escape was at hand. But as she was about to throw herself onto the road and shout for the car to stop, the car’s headlights cast a shadow that paralyzed ( 使瘫痪 ) her with terror.
It was the footsteps’ owner. The figure was huge and in its raised arm it held what looked like a lead-pipe, no doubt the one that was about to claim victim number five.
The shadow dissolved as the car passed by and disappeared into the distance. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It was all happening as if in slow – motion. She was waiting for her life to flash before her eyes like all those novels said it would – but it didn’t. The only thing she thought of was her dear husband. She recalled phoning him from work that very afternoon and joking about, of all things, the city killer. It was a night full of ironies.
There was a voice talking to her now but she was lost in thoughts of her fate and didn’t respond. The hand then began turning her around. It was surprisingly gentle given what was about to come. She allowed it to guide her without resistance ( 抗拒 ).
She looked up. She recognized the face, but she didn’t know from where. Its mouth was still talking to her but she couldn’t understand. Then she remembered. The face belonged to the foreign looking man who had served her at the bar. She looked down to his hand and saw in it not a lead – pipe but a rolled up copy of a work report she had been correcting in the bar as she drank.
His words suddenly started to register in her brain and she could hear him. “Miss, Miss. Are you OK? You left this in the bar and it looked important so I thought I’d better give it to you.”
71. The woman was feeling nervous because .
A. she had left her report in the bar
B. there was a killer in the city
C. she was being followed by someone
D. the streets were dark and empty
72. The underlined expression “a sitting duck” (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “ ”.
A. an easy target B. a frightened person
C. a foolish animal D. a still position
73. What is the correct order of events that happened to the woman on the day of the story?
a. She went for a drink in a bar. b. She corrected the report.
c. She heard loud footsteps. d. She read the newspaper.
e. She called her husband. f. She felt a hand on her shoulder.
A. d,c,a,e,b,f B. c,d,a,e,f,b C. d,a,b,e,c,f D. d,e,a,b,c,f
74. Why did the woman laugh when she looked into the lane?
A. She was excited because she thought it may be a way to escape.
B. She felt bitter because she had no chance to escape.
C. She was becoming more and more nervous.
D. She realized that she was behaving foolishly.
75. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. It was raining when she left the bar.
B. The woman had felt nervous about the city killer for days.
C. The temperature was very low that evening.
D. The woman was behaving unreasonably.
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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly 16 to your physical and 17 health.
“People who always forgive others 18 less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness,” says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., the 19 of Forgive for Good. “So it can help 20 on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune(免疫的) system and 21 people to feel more vital.”
So how do you start the forgiveness? Try 22 these steps:
Calm yourself. To defuse your 23 , try a simple stress-management technique. “Take a couple of breaths and think of 24 that gives you pleasure: a 25 scene in nature, someone you love,” Luskin says.
Don’t 26 an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you has no 27 of apologizing,” Luskin says. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same 28 . So if you wait for people to apologize you could be waiting a(n) 29 long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 30 to the person who upsets you.
Take the control away from your offender. Mentally replaying(重播) your 31 gives power to the person who caused you pain. “ 32 focusing on your hurt feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness 33 you,” Luskin says.
Try to see things from the other person’s view. If you empathize(把感情移入) with that person, you may 34 that he or she was acting out of ignorance, fear—even love.
Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who always forgive others will get more energy, better 35 and better sleep.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself.“For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge,” Luskin says. But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.”
16. A. beneficial B. harmful C. helpless D. suitable
17. A. chemical B. wealthy C. technical D. mental
18. A. own B. show C. direct D. prove
19. A. author B. owner C. professor D. publisher
20. A. protect B. save C. wait D. depend
21. A. have B. wish C. make D. allow
22. A. coping B. turning C. following D. accepting
23. A. sadness B. anger C. hunger D. energy
24. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
25. A. thoughtful B. dull C. beautiful D. still
26. A. call for B. hunt for C. long for D. wait for
27. A. invention B. invitation C. intention D. attention
28. A. way B. means C. method D. approach
29. A. helpfully B. carefully C. patiently D. awfully
30. A. giving in B. giving away C. giving up D. giving out
31. A. wound B. hurt C. cut D. damage
32. A. Because of B. Despite of C. Instead of D. In search of
33. A. around B. above C. beneath D. below
34. A. tell B. realize C. see D. recognize
35. A. housing B. appearance C. figure D. appetite
At the start of the industrial revolution nearly two centuries ago, man set off a big experiment in planetary engineering. Unaware of what he was doing, he spared no thought for the consequences. Today the possible outcome is alarmingly clear, but the experiment is unstoppable. Within the lifetime of many of us, the Earth may become warmer than it has been for a thousand years. By the middle of this century it may be warmer than it has been since the last Ice Age.
A warmer climate may seem welcome, but it could bring many dangers: damages to crops in the world’s main food-producing areas, famine(饥荒), economic instability, civil unrest and even war.
In the much longer term, melting of the great ice-caps of Greenland and Antarctica could raise sea-levels throughout the world. The average sea-level has already risen a foot since the turn of the last century, and if the ice-caps disappear completely, it would rise by nearly 200 feet. Complete melting might take many centuries, but even a small increase in sea-level would threaten low-lying parts of the world such as the Netherlands.
44. Long-term weather forecasts beyond the year 2050 may seem strange because ____.
A. none of us will be alive then
B. weathermen can even forecast next month’s weather correctly
C. weathermen can forecast much better than they used to
D. no one can stop engineering experiments
45. Weathermen believe that our future climate will be the direct result of ____.
A. the big scientific experiment B. clever long-term forecasts
C. the melting of the ice-caps D. planets changing course
46. One of the results of a warmer world climate could be ____.
A. an increase in food production
B. greater co-operation between countries
C. the death of millions of people from starvation
D. a reduction in the amount of oil we use
47. Scientists are fairly sure that by the year 2050, _______.
A. the sea-level will have risen obviously
B. there will have been the Third World War
C. most countries will have been flooded
D. the polar ice-caps will have melted completely
The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside. The nights come early and we spend a lot more time 16 and alone. Many people 17 winter: so cold, so dark, so boring. But I like winter because I have more time to read.
For many students reading means school; it means 18 . Reading is something your teacher assigns and it’s something you’re 19 . Reading is something you have to do, not something you want to do. But for me and many other people, reading is the most 20 thing we can imagine. Getting lost in a good book can 21 a cold winter evening disappear. Dull grey skies are no 22 for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings《指环王》,or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《爱玛》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》.
All of those books are studied in North American high schools. They are interesting and well written books that 23 young people. 24 , even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are 25 their school work: “Oh, my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read 26 much.” But sometimes a funny thing happens. They begin to read and they begin to follow the 27 . Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they 28 . At the moment the thought 29 reading is work disappears and reading becomes 30 .
Reading anything is 31 but reading good books is a terrific way to improve your English. Good writers write English very well and 32 you with good examples to follow. And good books will tell you more about English 33 : what people think, how they talk, how they interact with each other. But don’t let me 34 it by telling you that reading is good for you. Just think of it as a good way to 35 on a cold winter evening.
16. A. indoors B. indoor C. outdoors D. outside
17. A. like B. prefer C. hate D. love
18. A. job B. worry C. try D. work
19. A. tested B. tested on C. examined D. examined on
20. A. enjoyable B. reasonable C. comfortable D. considerable
21. A. want B. cause C. make D. force
22. A. contest B. challenge C. competition D. match
23. A. appeal to B. respond to C. react to D. reply to
24. A. FortunatelyB. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. Accidentally
25. A. free from B. part of C. in place of D. far from
26. A. not B. very C. those D. that
27. A. story B. subject C. instruction D. theme
28. A. leave for B. care about C. flee from D. live in
29. A. what B. that C. this D. which
30. A. a comfort B. a failure C. a success D. a pleasure
31. A. bad B. mean C. great D. grand
32. A. provide B. offer C. give D. award
33 A. custom B. language C. culture D. art
34. A. break B. spoil C. make D. develop
35. A. keep warm B. stand still C. stay calm D. stay cool
Running to the farmyard,the mouse shouted,warning everyone,“There is a mouse trap in the house,there is a mouse trap in the house.”The chicken,with her head high,glared at the mouse and said,“Shut up.Little Ugly.This is a great concern to you,but it has nothing to do with me:I can’t be troubled by it.”
The mouse turned to the pig and told him.“There is a mouse trap in the house.”“I am so sorry,Mr Mouse,”said the pig sympathetically,“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray;you are always in my prayers.”
The mouse turned to the cow,who said,“A mouse trap,am I in great danger,huh?”
Now the mouse had to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone.
That very night a sound was heard through the house,like that of a mouse trap catching its prey.The farmer’wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness,she did not see it was a big poisonous snake whose tail the trap had caught.The snake bit the farmer’s wife.The farmer rushed her to the hospital.She rerturned home with a fever.It is said that drinking fresh chicken soup will help treat fever,so the farmer took his sharp knife to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.His wife’s sickness continued,so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.To feed them,the farmer killed the pig.The farmer’s wife did not get well,in fact,she died,and so many people came for her funeral.The farmer had the cow killed to provide for all of them to eat.
So next time when someone is facing a problem,don’t say that it has nothing to do with you.
57.We could see from the passage that the mouse was .
A.good at cheating others B.dishonest
C.kind and warm-hearted D.foolish
58.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.The others help the farmer kill the cow.
B.The mouse trap was very practical.
C.The pig is more friendly than the other animals.
D.The farmer’s family had no friends at all.
59.The passage is most probably a .
A.fable(寓言) B.science fiction
C.fairy tale(神话) D.humorous story
60.What can we learn from the story?
A.Traps can always cause chain reactions.
B.It is better to be safe than to be sorry.
C.Sometimes when the least of us is threatened,we all might be at risk.
D.To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us al.
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,
选出最佳选项。
Come rain or come shine,it’s important to know how to check the weather forecast.A quick
look at the newspaper can 36 whether you should carry an umbrella, sunglasses or a warm coat when you go out.
A weather report usually 37 with the heading“Weather Outlook ”or just 38
“Weather”.To put as much information as possible into a 39 space,a weather report has
some 40 language.Words ale chosen not for their attractiveness, 41 for their simplicity and directness.
Most forecasts 42 with a“general situation”report of that day’s 43 and some
other useful information.People 44 a weather page rather than 45 a long time on it, so
writers do not need 46 sentences,but make use of verbs,adjectives and adverbs 47
For example,“Brief sunny periods and heavy thunder showers later.”
48 general forecast is mole detailed information.In Britain,which is a small country,
and the US,which is 49 ,there arc geographical separations like Northern, East coast, and so
on.
There are of course temperature forecasts.Depending On 50 you arc,they will be in Centigrade Of Fahrenheit(华氏).In Britain temperatures are given in 51 while in the US only Fahrenheit is used.
52 pollution becoming a big problem, many forecasts give the day’s pollution 53
This may be important for people who are affected by air 54 levels.
There is usually information also On when the sun will 55 .111is is useful for farmers
and people who get up early.
36.A.know B.report C.tell D.see
37.A.comes B.talks C.deals D.faces
38.A.really B.simply C.easily D.rapidly
39.A.clean B.dirty C.big D.small
40.A.unusual B.strange C.common D.recent
41.A.and B.except C.but D.or
42.A.end B.begin C.close D.open
43.A.direction B.pollution C.climate D.weather
44.A.turn B.cover C.miss D.scan
45.A.take B.spend C.cost D.find
46.A.broken B.short C.full D.half
47.A.though B.inside C.instead D.either
48.A.Following B.Preferring C.Developing D.Designing
49.A.tiny B.large C.cold D.warm
50.A.who B.what C.where D.which
51.A.one B.all C.each D.both
52.A.With B.As C.like D.Since
53.A.areas B.places C.limits D.levels
54.A.energy B.strength C.quality D.quantity
55.A.rise B.set C.burn D.disappear
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