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kshaw pullers (人力车夫) are some of the poorest people in our city and they work extremely hard.
Recently I suffered a(n)__1__injury and had to use a rickshaw puller to take me to the hospital every
__2__.I also had to use these trips to get all the stuff (物品) I__3__like medicines, milk, fruit, etc.__4__
I couldn"t walk too much.Every day on the way back home, I would__5__the rickshaw puller to stop by
the__6__to get me the things I needed.
Each day, it would be a__7__rickshaw puller and at first I was worried that they would not__8__to
stop or they might ask me for more money for this.However, they__9__me wholeheartedly; without any
__10__of the time, effort or money, the rickshaw pullers would__11__set off to get the stuff for me.Often
they weren"t exactly__12__about what to get so they would come back to me for clarification (说明).
Sometimes they would__13__different kinds of stuff with them to show me so I could select__14__and
then they would go back to the shop to buy it.They would take care to make sure I got whatever I needed
at the right price.They would try to__15__the rickshaws as close to my __16__as possible, so I would
have to walk as little as possible to get into my house.One of them didn"t even take any extra (额外的)
__17__for the time or efforts to help me when I__18__it at the end of the trip.
I was so__19__these rickshaw pullers for offering me not only help but care and concern in a
genuine (真诚的) way, as if I were their__20__.
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| 1-5: BCDAC 6-10: CCBAD 11-15: BDCBA 16-20: DAABD | |||
| 阅读理解 | |||
| Sophia Richardson: Both my parents are really important to me.My parents are really more than friends.They"re the people I can open up and talk to.Talking to them is like talking to one of my friends.They"ve been there for me and given me good advice on a lot of my problems. Stacey Avnes: My Jewish big sister is important to me.Her name is Lauren.We"ve been together for two years.My mom is a single mom and she is very busy.Lauren is someone who helps me deal with all this stuff because she"s someone I can talk to.She"s like a second mom to me and also a best friend.If I have any problem, I can call her and she"ll come and pick me up and we"ll go to the park and talk. Jean Park: It"s my uncle who is important to me.When I"m with him, I"m grateful for the small things-being alive and healthy; having a good family and friends.He"s also very grateful for the small things and gives back to his community. Melaku Shierfaw: My father is important to me.He came here from a rich family in Africa.But when he came, he didn"t take any money and started fresh.He showed that he could do everything by himself without the help of others  and he"s successful.It shows me that I can do anything as long as I try. Kalin ScottWright: My great grandmother is in charge of our whole family.She was born in 1920.I  know she went through a lot in her life.She was a very strong woman and she raised my momand took her in.She had a kind spirit and loved me and my brother.She"ll always be there for me although she"s not alive any longer. | |||
| 1. What is this passage mainly about? | |||
| A. Who loves us most. B. Who is important to us. C. What our parents are like D. Who is in charge in our family. | |||
| 2. We can infer that Sophia________. | |||
| A. is always in trouble B. has few friends C. gets along well with her parents D. relies too much on her parents | |||
| 3. What do we know about Stacey"s big sister? | |||
| A. She is very lonely. B. She is a single mother. C. She is Stacey"s only friend. D. She often helps Stacey. | |||
| 4. What does Jean"s uncle teach him? | |||
| A. To be grateful for the small things in life. B. To be ready to help his community. C. To treat others like friends. D. To have a good family. | |||
| 5. From his father, Melaku has learnt that________. | |||
| A. not everyone can be successful B. money is not important in one"s life C. one should never ask others for help D. he can do anything as long as he tries | |||
| 阅读理解 | |||
| When writer Nicholas Carr began researching his book on whether the Internet is bad for our minds. he restricted (限制) his online access. His new book "The Shallows:What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains" suggests the latest technology makes us less able to think deeply.Cart found he couldn"t concentrate and that he couldn"t work on the book while staying online. "So. I was only checking my email a couple of times a day rather than every 45 seconds.I found those types of things really did make a difference. " he said. After at first feeling uncomfortable with his sudden loss of online connection. within a couple of weeks. Carr was able to stay concentrated on one task for a longer period. Carr wrote a 2008 Atlantic magazine piece that asked a question "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" and wanted to dig deeper into how the Internet changes our minds.His book examines the history of reading and the science of how using different media (媒体) changes our brains.Exploring how society changed from an oral tradition to the printed word and to the Internet. he explains how the brain adjusts itself to new information sources. Reading on the Internet has greatly changed how we use our brains. he writes.Facing a lot of text. photos. videos. music. text messages. emails and blogs. our minds have become used to skimming (略 读) and scanning (跳读) information.As a result. we have developed sharper skills at making fast decisions. Carr says.But now most of us infrequently read books. long essays or articles that would help us concentrate. Carr writes. Carr says for centuries books helped focus our minds on one topic at a time.He has a suggestion for those who feel web surfing has left them unable to concentrate-slow down. turn off the Internet and practice the skills of being deep in thought. | |||
| 1. Nicholas Carr"s new book is mainly to study________. | |||
| A. the advantages of the Internet B. the development of our brains C. the ways of using the Internet D. the bad influences of the Internet | |||
| 2. What may we find in Nicholas Carr"s new book? | |||
| A. The history of the Internet. B. The media"s influence on our brains. C. Ways of reading online. D. Ways of training our brains. | |||
| 3. According to Nicholas Carr. we make fast decisions because of________. | |||
| A. our reading habits B. our smarter brains C. there being fewer books D. there being less information | |||
| 4. According to Nicholas Carr. ________. | |||
| A. people should spend more hours on Internet surfing B. people can do a better job when they do web surfing C. reading books helps people concentrate on one topic D. Internet and latest technology make people think more deeply | |||
| 5. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? | |||
| A. To change our habits of life. B. To give us some warnings. C. To ask us to buy Carr"s new book. D. To give us some useful advice. | |||
| 阅读理解 | |||
| Officials in South Africa are trying to make sure they can solve an unusual problem in the 2010 World Cup Finals-baboonjacking (狒狒打劫). For those who don"t know what this is. just ask any person from Cape Town.They will tell you that the local baboons like to enter cars and houses in search of food and drink.One special monkey. Fred. has become quite famous.Mark Duffy. leader of a group tracking Fred and his 26 strong partners. said. "Every day. it happens.He"ll hit four or five cars in about five minutes.The way Fred operates is to open car doors looking for food and drink.He also normally takes a handbag." Mr Duffy had a warning for anyone who meets with Fred:"Don"t try to get the bag back." This is good advice for the thousands of soccer supporters. The Cape Town government is taking the baboon problem very seriously.They want to make sure the World Cup is a wonderful event for everyone.They are worried about more obvious problems like pickpockets (小偷) or rude people.The last thing they need is for soccer fans to be attacked or bitten by baboons.They have already spent over US $650,000 trying to protect the city from the baboons. Many soccer fans may not know how dangerous the baboons can be.They have a powerful bite that would mean hospital treatment. City official Stephen Granger believes the soccer tournament (足球联赛) will pass without incident: "I don"t think there is going to be any serious disruption (困扰) to tourists...We haven"t seen baboons in the Cape Town stadium yet." | |||
| 1. It can be learned from the second paragraph that________. | |||
| A. the advice for soccer fans is not to bring handbags B. Fred goes into cars taking not only food but handbags C. Mark Daffy likes the monkeys in Cape Town D. Mark Duffy is the leader of Fred"s group | |||
| 2. The underlined word "They" in Para.3 refers to________. | |||
| A. baboons B. soccer fans C. pickpockets D. Cape Town government officials | |||
| 3. What can we infer from the passage? | |||
| A. Cape Town is famous for its powerful baboons. B. Not all people in Cape Town support the 2010 World Cup. C. The safety issue in Cape Town is worrying. D. South Africa has rich experience in holding sports events. | |||
| 4. The underlined word "incident" in the last paragraph refers to "an event that is________". | |||
| A. useful B. satisfying C. common D. unpleasant | |||
| 5. The author writes the passage mainly to tell us________. | |||
| A. soccer fans are welcome in Cape Town B. soccer fans love South African baboons C. South Africa will succeed in holding the 2010 World Cup D. the baboonjacking problem is being taken seriously in South Africa | |||
| 阅读表达。 | |||
| Men enjoy half an hour more leisure (休闲) time each day than women. a report says.The international survey found men spent more time watching television. meeting friends. playing sport or enjoying hobbies than women. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. made up of the world"s richest nations. said Britain came close behind France and America in the list of countries where women work harder than men.The report called for greater equality for women.It said governments and firms needed to do more to deal with the sex equality gap (差距). Former OECD reports have suggested the difference may be more to do with how each sex chooses to spend its time which was not taken into account (考虑到) in the new report.The OECD said shopping. having a bath. dressing. taking a nap or taking a long lunch all count as work rather than leisure.If these are taken into account. British men have only 10 minutes more____________a day than women. Men generally report spending more time on activities counted as leisure than women.Sex differences in spare time are wide across OECD countries.The 32minute leisure advantage for men in Britain compares with 38 minutes in the US,33 minutes in France,50 minutes in Belgium and 22 minutes in Ge  rmany.Italian men spend nearly 80 minutes a day more than women on leisure time.Across the OECD countries,62 percent of women have jobs. and women earn a fifth less than men. said the Daily Mail.  The_study_showed_the_gap_was_a_result_of_women_taking_time_off_work_to_take_care_of _their_children. | |||
| 1. What does the new report mainly show?(Please answer within 10 words.) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2. List three activities that men spend more time in doing based on the passage.(Please answer within 8 words.) (1)________________________________________________________________________ (2)________________________________________________________________________ (3)________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words.(within 3 words) ________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________  _____4. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? In general. women report consuming less time on activities that are considered to be leisure activities. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese. ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
Many people often lose their friends and they don"t know how to keep a long friendship.So | |||
| 1．This passage is written to tell us________. | |||
| A．why a long friendship is important B．what we can do for our friends C．how to make friends with others D．how to keep a long friendship | |||
| 2．According to the passage,what is the first thing that we need to do? | |||
| A．To know more about our friends. B．To share our happiness and sadness. C．To be good at listening to our friends. D．To help our friends solve their problems. | |||
| 3．From Paragraph 3 we know that________. | |||
| A．we should never share our private lives with others B．some people never care about their privacy C．it is important to respect other people"s privacy D．some people like sharing their privacy | |||
| 4．What does the writer suggest you do if your friend makes a mistake? | |||
| A．Blame him. B．Forgive him. C．Tell him why it is so. D．Leave him immediately. | |||
| 5．The writer most probably thinks that________. | |||
| A．everyone makes mistakes B．some people are perfect C．people often make stupid mistakes D．we shouldn"t apologize fpr every mistake |