完形填空。     A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
     Walking up to a department store"s cloth counter, a(n)  1   young woman said, "I want to buy this
material for a new dress. How much does it cost?"
     "Only one   2   per yard," replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.
     Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said," That"s fine! I"ll take ten yards."
     With   3   written all over his face, the clerk   4   measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it
out teasingly,  5   forward to receive his "  6   ".
     The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside
her. "Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me," she   7   .
     He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are  8         when others
do not   9   their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three
particular   10   and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
     1. Expect too much  11   .When others say, "Thank you," or in any way to show their gratitude, be
happy. It is a gift!
     2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and    12  
your joy with others.
     3. Expect not to be  13   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.
  14   them and move on.
     Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more   15         right away!

(     )1. A. tricky       (     )2. A. kiss         (     )3. A. happiness     (     )4. A. hurriedly     (     )5. A. setting       (     )6. A. reward       (     )7. A. smiled       (     )8. A. encouraged   (     )9. A. live up to   (     )10. A. reasonable   (     )11. A. profit       (     )12. A. spare       (     )13. A. put down     (     )14. A. Forgive     (     )15. A. happiness	B. attractive     B. pay            B. enjoyment     B. slowly         B. sitting       B. payment        B. begged         B. disappointed     B. go against     B. proper         B. kiss           B. share         B. let down       B. Punish        B. encouragement	C. ugly         C. dollar       C. expectation   C. patiently     C. leaning       C. bonus         C. waved        C. annoyed       C. go without     C. unimportant   C. appreciation   C. make           C. taken down     C. Blame         C. excitement	D. generous         D. cent             D. courage         D. curiously       D. taking           D. money           D. thought         D. surprised       D. hope for         D. unrealistic     D. disappointment   D. control         D. thrown down     D. Praise           D. pride
1-5: BACAC   6-10: BABAD    11-15: CBBAA
阅读理解。
In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag (曲折的) method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.       A  few explanations for this American style are as follows:?      (1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.?      (2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels (叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.      (3) Forced to do so, they respond by "playing" with the silver.?      Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence (无知) of form. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders (入侵者). However, such alertness (警觉) is out of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).?
1. Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.?
A. the right hand B. the left hand? C. both hands   D. either of the two hands?
2. As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the      Old World to_____.?
A. show their independence of Mother England? B. show their disrespect to Mother England? C. add a new tradition to those in Mother England? D. show off their creativeness to Mother England?
3. In the last sentence, the word "juggle" probably means ____________.?
A. hold       B. play with         C. pick up             D. lay down?
4. Also in the last sentence, the two "them" refer to ____________.?
A. Americans               B. Europeans and Americans separately? C. Americans and Europeans separately             D. Europeans
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ?
A. European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand. B. The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.? C. The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.? D. European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.
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阅读理解。
She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili.      When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn"t want to stay at home and work as a housewife: "It"s a waste of life." Lili became so busy that she spent less and less time with me. She didn"t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, "so that you can develop your independence". We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents" meetings.      Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under control. I want to be perfect and I don"t expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve my goals.      After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.      In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.      That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles around them.      She took me to see a therapist (治疗师). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was like a wheel spinning (旋转) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I only realized it when my body couldn"t stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into tears. "It"s all my fault, she"s just a kid and I didn"t have time to take care of her…To be honest, I had never seen Lili cry before.      After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I realized she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect, but she is the one who really cares about her kid.
1. Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________.
A. she wanted to make more money B. she was not willing to look after me C. she didn"t want to waste her life D. she likes keeping busy
2. We quarreled because __________.
A. she began to spend less and less time with me B. she didn"t help me with my schoolwork. C. she seldom attended the parents" meetings in my school. D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most women don"t want to be a housewife. B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.   C. We need to understand our mothers" busy life. D. Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children
4. Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman. B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist. C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies. D. I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn"t stand the pressure anymore.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Mom Does Care.                       B. A Busy but Successful Mother. C. Change From Mother to Businessman.     D. A Student"s Opinion on Mother.
语法填空。      Ma Wendi is used to curious glances   1  she walks six dogs at the same time. They are not all hers.    2   25-year-old veterinary graduate is a full-time dog walker.      "I have to take care of twelve dogs at most," said Ma. She charges 500 yuan a month per dog, and most customers leave their dogs at her house for a week. The    3  (busy) time is around Spring Festival, because many people go back to their hometowns for family reunions    4    go traveling.      "  5  (compare) with people who have to be in their offices during the day, I don"t have to get up early   6  (squeeze) into the subway carriages in rush hour, and I still make a decent salary, " she said.      "But it"s a tiring job. I have to work whenever there are dogs at home, and no time to enjoy   7  . Sometimes I want to go out for a meal or shopping, but I can"t do so   8  I worry about them, " she said.      Ma knows   9  the dogs" names, and when she calls one"s name, the dog instantly knows she  10  (refer) to it.
阅读理解。
Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesn"t always come home with them. Airline identification tags(标签) can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where. And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.      The airlines collect the items and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. They don"t keep them, since they"re not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.      So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them. The "Unclaimed Baggage Center," is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the number-one tourist attraction in all of Alabama. More than one million visitors stop in each year and take one of the store"s shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.      Each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran(老练的)shoppers rush to paw over them. You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets, tape recorders, surfboards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.      The store"s own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. The Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.      The store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions(获得物) have been preserved. They include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaoh"s tomb, and a medieval suit of armor.      Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is permanently lost and available to the store.
1. Paragraph1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because______.
A. they are forgetful B. they are in a hurry C. there is no lost and found office in many airports D. the owners of some luggage can"t be identified
2. The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that ______.
A. they have to find the owners  B. they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose  C. some bags are expensive D. they have to keep the bags as long as possible
3. The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because______.
A. there"s a large variety of goods. B. all the things there are very cheap. C. visitors may purchase something undervalued. D. Visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage. B. The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small. C. The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Center are articles for daily use. D. People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.
5. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America. B. To introduce an attractive place to tourists. C. To remind passengers of taking care of their baggage. D. To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.