For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are____there.
| 小题1: | | A．forgot | B．missed | | C．overcame | D．accomplished |
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| 小题2: | | A．safe | B．steady | | C．calm | D．quiet |
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| 小题3: | | A．act | B．run | | C．jump | D．walk |
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| 小题4: | | A．place | B．height | | C．speed | D．time |
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| 小题5: | | A．Generally | B．Gradually | | C．Fortunately | D．Firstly |
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| 小题6: | | A．clearer | B．lower | | C．closer | D．smaller |
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| 小题7: | | A．settle in | B．start off | | C．stop by | D．sit down |
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| 小题8: | | A．happiness | B．goal | | C．success | D．friendship |
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| 小题9: | | A．studied | B．fought | | C．exercised | D．worked |
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| 小题10: | | A．laughter | B．complaints | | C．stories | D．breathing |
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| 小题11: | | A．lonely | B．tired | | C．sick | D．hungry |
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| 小题12: | | A．courage | B．chance | | C．wisdom | D．strength |
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| 小题13: | | A．Stress | B．Relaxation | | C．Failure | D．Pain |
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| 小题14: | | A．real | B．perfect | | C．common | D．ordinary |
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| 小题15: | | A．enjoy | B．change | | C．improve | D．create |
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| 小题17: | | A．realize | B．believe | | C．hope | D．admit |
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| 小题18: | | A．sorrow | B．responsibility | | C．fortune | D．joy |
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| 小题19: | | A．Carry | B．Make | | C．Push | D．Take |
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| 小题20: | | A．never | B．still | | C．already | D．ever |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:C |
语篇解读 作者通过自身的经历诠释了这样一个道理：幸福就在每个人的身边。
小题1:解析： “我”觉得只有当“我”完成(accomplished)了某些事情后，最终在一生中“我”才是幸福的。
答案： D
小题2:解析： 大多数时候“我”感觉(自己)像一只乌龟，相信只要慢慢的稳稳的(steady)，就会赢得比赛。
答案： B
小题3:解析： 其他时间，“我”又像一只兔子一样，尝试不同的旁道。根据语境可知，act“做事，行动”正确。
答案： A
小题4:解析： “我”以一种危险的速度(speed)前进，希望能更快一点儿到达那面旗帜。
答案： C
小题5:解析： 渐渐地(Gradually)，“我”开始发现无论“我”跑多远，那面旗帜从不曾更近一点儿。
答案： B
小题6:解析： 参见上题解析。closer更近一点儿，符合语境。
答案： C
小题7:解析： 最后，“我”决定坐下(sit down)来休息一下。
答案： D
小题8:解析： 就在那时，“我”看到幸福(happiness)就在“我”身边。根据文章第一句中的“happiness”可知，A项正确。
答案： A
小题9:解析： 当“我”努力工作(worked)来养家糊口时，当“我”和孩子们一起玩耍，听到他们的笑声(laughter)时，甚至当“我”生病(sick)妻子在身边照顾“我”时，幸福一直都在“我”身边。
答案： D
小题10:答案： A
小题11:答案： C
小题12:解析： “我”只是没有看到这些身边的幸福的智慧(wisdom)。
答案： C
小题13:解析： 压力来自你对自己的期待，放松你会发现真实的自己。此处Relaxation“放松”和Tension“压力”对应，所以B项正确。
答案： B
小题14:解析： 也许我们大家都应该停止追求我们自己认为的应该拥有的完美生活的脚步，享受(enjoy)我们现在所拥有的生活。perfect完美的。
答案： B
小题15:解析： 参见上题解析。enjoy“享受”，符合语境。
答案： A
小题16:解析： 你会在你自己的心中，思想里，脑海中找到你想要的幸福。
答案： D
小题17:解析： 当你意识到(realize)其他人爱你就像你爱他们一样时，你就会感到幸福。
答案： A
小题18:解析： 在通往幸福的路上，不要做乌龟，也不要做兔子。要做一个顽皮的小狗，无论去哪里，都把自己的快乐(joy)的骨头带在身边。
答案： D
小题19:解析： 把自己从赛跑中解脱出来。take...out of从……中出来，符合语境。
答案： D
小题20:解析： 谈及爱和幸福时，你已经(already)处在爱的包围和幸福的海洋里。
答案： C |
核心考点
试题【For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
(2014·蚌埠市高三第三次教学质量检查考试)
Some years ago when I was in my second year in university，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome’s ____filled the room and brought the theater to life.I was so____that I decided to write an article about her.
I____Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She____and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I___I was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there____，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that____Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The____was almost unbearable (不可容忍的)．I struggled for days ____draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long.My manuscript____.How stupid of me！I thought.How could I____in a world of professional writers？Knowing I couldn’t ____the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later，I was moving to California.While____my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and ____the editor’s letter in disbelief：
Dear Ms Profit，
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some ___ materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to____your story soon.
Shocked，it took me a long time to____.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine.More importantly，I lost years of____writing.Today，I have become a fulltime writer.Looking back on this____，I learned a very important lesson：You can’t____to doubt yourself.
| 小题1: | | A．joy | B．voice | | C．speech | D．smile |
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| 小题2: | | A．moved | B．active | | C．satisfied | D．proud |
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| 小题3: | | A．visited | B．emailed | | C．interviewed | D．phoned |
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| 小题4: | | A．agreed | B．refused | | C．hesitated | D．paused |
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| 小题5: | | A．replied | B．discovered | | C．explained | D．knew |
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| 小题6: | | A．seriously | B．nervously | | C．patiently | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．blaming | B．fooling | | C．inviting | D．urging |
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| 小题8: | | A．hardship | B．failure | | C．comment | D．pressure |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．disappeared | | C．spread | D．improved |
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| 小题11: | | A．compare | B．compete | | C．survive | D．struggle |
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| 小题12: | | A．ignore | B．deliver | | C．face | D．receive |
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| 小题13: | | A．cleaning | B．repairing | | C．decorating | D．leaving |
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| 小题14: | | A．saw | B．read | | C．found | D．noticed |
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| 小题15: | | A．memorial | B．relevant | | C．private | D．reliable |
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| 小题16: | | A．broadcast | B．create | | C．publish | D．assess |
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| 小题17: | | A．prepare | B．recover | | C．escape | D．concentrate |
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| 小题18: | | A．energetic | B．enjoyable | | C．typical | D．endless |
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| 小题19: | | A．experience | B．success | | C．benefit | D．accident |
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| 小题20: | | A．attempt | B．pretend | | C．expect | D．afford |
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A culture’s values can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in “On Nature”, disliked humor, “Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others.” He thought humor to be a negative quality of human narrow-mindedness.
However, Mordechai Gordon, Ph. D of Education, insists, “Humor allows us to view the world from an angle that is amusing rather than serious.” I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.
In the United States, every four years an election occurs. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how else would Americans keep from clawing their eyes out and going the way of lemming? Television shows like “The Daily Show” have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the masses by metaphorically(隐喻地) airplane-ing politics into our mouths. They make politics fun.
Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture promotes an unhealthy self- image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group “The Pussycat Dolls”, describing their hit song “Don"t Cha” as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious offence in American culture.
A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining factor for selecting a mating partner. Amongst other things, mates look for an outstanding funny bone in a potential partner.
Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to vulgarity (粗俗)and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with one another.
Though 1ife may seem tough and depressing at times, all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased wrinkles(皱纹) to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin wasn’t aware of.
With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.
小题1:Hobbes believes that humor__________. | A．was for people to view the world from another angle | | B．resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beings | | C．had the power to mirror personal glory and national values | | D．was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel better |
小题2:The fourth paragraph is developed mainly__________. | A．by comparison | B．by process | C．by example | D．by classification |
小题3:What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?| A．The author is determined to face life with a sense of humor. | | B．The author feels helpless and sad about getting older. | | C．Never be the one who laughs at other people. | | D．Chaplin wasn’t aware of being laughed at. |
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Tail Spin
Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she"s even swimming at all. She doesn"t have a tail.
Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “ Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn"t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.
The movements put harmful pressure on Grace"s backbone. So a company offered to create a manmade tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn"t hurt her.
The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn"t necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion (动作) and build muscles (肌肉)．”
Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her manmade tail gives people so much courage.
小题1:When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.| A．physical build | | B．potential ability | | C．chance of survival | | D．adaptation to the surroundings |
小题2:A manmade tail is created for Grace to ________.| A．let her recover faster | | B．make her comfortable | | C．adjust her way of swimming | | D．help her perform better tricks |
小题3:The story of Grace inspires people to ________.| A．stick to their dreams | | B．treat animals friendly | | C．treasure what they have | | D．face difficulties bravely |
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Many Tuesday mornings, I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really ____ the time along with him.
One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit ___ when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and ____ that my dad must be there, but he wasn"t. I ____ through his home, checking every room. I tried not to ____.Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.
I was worried. ____， my father was seventyone years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother"s aerobics(有氧运动)class.
On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our ____ together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was ____ me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his ____， I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was ____ all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so ____ of my father for being so ____ and talented. He"d made my party a ____.
As I entered my mother"s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in ____.
“Mom, where"s Dad？” I asked, “He"s working in the ____ on the side of the house！” she answered.
And I hurried to my car and ____ back to the yard.“Hey, Dad！” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad ____ laughing his typical laugh that was always ___. I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so, as I ___ the door to my father"s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.
Thanks, Daddy, for all the ____ and more importantly, for all your love.
| 小题1: | | A．dislike | B．share | | C．get | D．enjoy |
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| 小题2: | | A．dangerous | B．unusual | | C．joyful | D．relaxing |
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| 小题3: | | A．decided | B．hoped | | C．expected | D．wondered |
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| 小题4: | | A．lived | B．pulled | | C．hurried | D．came |
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| 小题5: | | A．cry | B．panic | | C．believe | D．confirm |
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| 小题6: | | A．Above all | B．In all | | C．After all | D．For all |
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| 小题7: | | A．journey | B．family | | C．interest | D．history |
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| 小题8: | | A．holding | B．picking | | C．calling | D．bringing |
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| 小题9: | | A．heart | B．chest | | C．eyes | D．arms |
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| 小题10: | | A．amazing | B．cheating | | C．inviting | D．providing |
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| 小题11: | | A．sure | B．aware | | C．proud | D．afraid |
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| 小题12: | | A．honest | B．special | | C．lucky | D．practical |
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| 小题13: | | A．feast | B．prize | | C．secret | D．success |
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| 小题14: | | A．anger | B．worry | | C．sorrow | D．surprise |
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| 小题15: | | A．yard | B．kitchen | | C．room | D．home |
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| 小题16: | | A．fought | B．raced | | C．looked | D．fled |
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| 小题17: | | A．kept | B．remembered | | C．began | D．stopped |
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| 小题18: | | A．bitter | B．simple | | C．familiar | D．tight |
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小题19:．| A．closed | B．unlocked | | C．kicked | D．knocked |
| 小题20: | | A．memories | B．chances | | C．assistance | D．advice |
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A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness. The boy wandered through the wilds for many days. He ____ reached a beautiful castle, where a wise man lived.
Entering the ____， the boy saw the wise man talking with some people listening ____. It was two hours before it was his ____. The boy explained why he had come. The wise man suggested that the boy ____ and return in two hours.
“Meanwhile, I want you to do something”， said the wise man, handing the boy a spoon that held two drops of ____. “As you walk around, carry this spoon without allowing the oil to spill (溢出)．”
The boy began ___ up and down many stairs, keeping his eyes fixed on the ____. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was.
The wise man asked, “Did you see the Persian tapestries (壁毯) ____ in my dining hall? Did you see the ____ that took a master gardener ten years to build？”
The boy was ___， and admitted that he had observed nothing. His only ____ was not to spill the oil he was given.
“Go back and observe the marvels of my world”， said the wise man. “You cannot ____ a man if you know nothing about his house.”
Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and ____ his exploration again. This time he observed all the ____ of art on the ceilings and the walls. Upon returning, he related ____ everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I had given to you？” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he ____， the boy saw that the oil was ____.
“Well, there is only one piece of ____ I can give you”， said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to ____ all the marvels of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
| 小题1: | | A．suddenly | B．happily | | C．finally | D．accidentally |
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| 小题2: | | A．castle | B．palace | | C．cottage | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．eagerly | B．attentively | | C．seriously | D．quietly |
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| 小题4: | | A．conversation | B．report | | C．chance | D．turn |
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| 小题5: | | A．look around | B．look back | | C．set down | D．set out |
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| 小题6: | | A．milk | B．water | | C．oil | D．coffee |
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| 小题7: | | A．sweeping | B．climbing | | C．running | D．jumping |
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| 小题8: | | A．man | B．castle | | C．way | D．spoon |
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| 小题9: | | A．hanging | B．knitting | | C．storing | D．flying |
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| 小题10: | | A．house | B．farm | | C．garden | D．lake |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappointed | B．embarrassed | | C．surprised | D．confused |
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| 小题12: | | A．worry | B．plan | | C．energy | D．concern |
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| 小题13: | | A．trust | B．suggest | | C．accept | D．thank |
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| 小题14: | | A．sought | B．continued | | C．began | D．stopped |
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| 小题15: | | A．treasures | B．works | | C．designs | D．exhibits |
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| 小题16: | | A．in detail | B．in common | | C．in general | D．in particular |
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| 小题17: | | A．contained | B．needed | | C．bought | D．held |
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| 小题18: | | A．stolen | B．gone | | C．dry | D．ready |
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| 小题19: | | A．discover | B．keep | | C．own | D．see |
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| 小题20: | | A．information | B．clothing | | C．advice | D．equipment |
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